Congressional Hits and Misses: Week of March 9, 2015

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Congressional Hits and Misses: Week of March 9, 2015

By JM Rieger

Posted June 10, 2015 at 6:08pm

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Sen. David Vitter quotes his “stupid amendment,” Sen. John Cornyn tells his colleagues to “imagine his surprise” and Sen. Debbie Stabenow’s staffer cannot stop nodding.

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