Congressional Hits and Misses: Week of June 23

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Congressional Hits and Misses: Week of June 23

By JM Rieger

Posted June 30, 2015 at 12:30pm

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While members counted votes and confused reporters in their final week before the July Fourth recess, John Boehner, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell sang to overcome the odds.

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