Congressional Hits and Misses: Week of June 9 (Video)

By JM Rieger

Posted June 14, 2014 at 10:00am

Even with Majority Leader Eric Cantor stealing the spotlight for much of the week, members managed to focus their attention on beef jerky, hamburgers, pools and Ewoks.

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