Congressional Hits and Misses: Week of May 26

By JM Rieger

Posted May 30, 2014 at 12:08pm

It may have been a short work week, but members still found the time to discuss the pros and cons of pets using pot, their relations to Mark Wahlberg and the lifespan of Twinkies.

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