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The conservative anti-tax group Americans for Prosperity is targeting 40 House Republicans who they believe could agree to a supercommittee deal that raises taxes.

All 40 lawmakers have suggested a willingness to support tax hikes as part of a compromise by the supercommittee. The lawmakers include presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) and Homeland Security Committee Chairman Pete King (R-N.Y.).

Republican lawmakers on the supercommittee have put down a proposal that would raise at least $250 billion in new net tax revenues. Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas), supercommittee co-chairman, said Wednesday he could go further if Democrats offered more on entitlement spending cuts.

Republicans appear divided on the issue of whether to include new tax revenues. If the supercommittee fails to get a deal, it would trigger cuts to national security spending that military leaders say would hit the Pentagon hard.

Americans for Pros! perity is encouraging voters in Florida and Virginia to voice their opposition to additional tax increases through telephone town-hall meetings on Wednesday. The group has also bought radio ads in a number of states targeting the legislators.

Below is a list of the House lawmakers AFP is targeting:

Charlie Bass (New Hampshire)
John Carter (Texas)
Howard Coble (North Carolina)
Tom Cole (Oklahoma)
Ander Crenshaw (Florida)
Charlie Dent (Pennsylvania)
Robert Dold (Illinois)
John Duncan Jr. (Tennessee)
Jo Ann Emerson (Missouri)
Mike Fitzpatrick (Pennsylvania)
Jeff Fortenberry (Nebraska)
Paul Gosar (Arizona)
Mike Grimm (New York)
Richard Hanna (New York)
Gregg Harper (Mississippi)
Mike Kelly (Pennsylvania)
Pete King (New York)
Jack Kingston (Georgia)
Steve LaTourette (Ohio)
Billy Long (Missouri)
Cynthia Lummis (Wyoming)
Tom Marino (Pennsylvania)
Da! vid McKinley (West Virginia)
Pat Meehan (Pennsylvania)Devin Nunes (California)
Ron Paul (Texas)
Tom Petri (Wisconsin)
Todd Platts (Pennsylvania)
Tom Reed (New York)
Reid Ribble (Wisconsin)
Phil Roe (Tennessee)
Tom Rooney (Florida)
Mike Simpson (Idaho)
Marlin Stutzman (Indiana)
John Sullivan (Oklahoma)
Lee Terry (Nebraska)
Bob Turner (New York)
Ed Whitfield (Kentucky)
Frank Wolf (Virginia)
Don Young (Arkansas)