Congressional Hits and Misses: Week of June 15, 2015 - Roll Call

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Congressional Hits and Misses: Week of June 15, 2015

By JM Rieger

Posted June 18, 2015 at 10:25pm

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Lawmakers spent a busy week on the Hill mispronouncing the names of NBA players, “beating dead donkeys” and getting kicked out of private briefings.

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