Congressional Hits and Misses: Week of Jan. 18, 2016 – Roll Call

Congressional Hits and Misses: Week of Jan. 18, 2016

Sen. Dan Coats returns to his "Waste of the Week" in this week's Hits and Misses. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

By JM Rieger

Posted January 22, 2016 at 10:56am

Facing a shortened week and a massive snow storm, senators spent the week deep in thought on drones, rabbit massages and hungry cats.

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