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Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) delivers remarks before signing legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act in the Rayburn Room at the U.S. Capitol, January 7, 2016. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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Vice President Elect Mike Pence (L), President-Elect Donald Trump (CR), wife Melania Trump (R) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, (CL) in the U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC, November, 10, 2016. (Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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Donald Trump Jr, Eric Trump, President-Elect Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Tiffany Trump, and Ivanka Trump at the grand opening of the Trump International Hotel in Washington, DC on October 26, 2016. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)