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| | Children's Defense Fund |
 | | In this newly-released report, individual Senators and Representatives and state delegations were given nonpartisan rankings based on their votes in Congress during 2004 on legislation affecting children's lives. |
 | | The state delegation with the best record was Hawaii, leading with 94%, followed by Massachusetts and Rhode Island (which tied for second), Vermont, North Dakota, Maryland, Maine, Delaware, New York, and Oregon. |
 | | Congressional Hispanic Caucus Members Xavier Becerra, Raul Grijalva, Ed Pastor, Linda Sanchez, José E. Serrano, and Hilda L. Solis were among the Members of Congress with perfect scores. |
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