Congressional Hits and Misses: Week of Feb. 2, 2015

By JM Rieger

Posted February 6, 2015 at 5:29pm

Members spent the week bragging about their state’s venison, trading Chinese tea for Texas residency and discussing their favorite moves: “My Cousin Vinny” and “Groundhog Day.”

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