Congressional Hits and Misses: Week of Jan. 5, 2015 By JM Rieger Posted January 9, 2015 at 3:30pm Facebook Twitter Email Reddit Lawmakers kicked off 2015 lobbying for 7-Elevens, sparing grandmas from purgatory and taking their talents to South Beach. Recent Stories Senate Republicans detail farm aid package components Joke detector — Congressional Hits and Misses Virginia voters set to decide on new House map for the midterms The facts on the vaccines the CDC no longer recommends for all kids Venezuela is a lesson — Africa is a test of whether we learned from it Photos of the week | January 9-15, 2026