The lawmakers who were identified by name as the focus of the committee 's investigations -- Representatives Bob Ney , an Ohio Republican who has been close to the House Republican leaders , and William J. Jefferson , a lesser-known Louisiana Democrat -- have said they are innocent of wrongdoing .
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