Congressional Hits and Misses: Week of Feb. 8, 2016 - Roll Call

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Congressional Hits and Misses: Week of Feb. 8, 2016

By JM Rieger

Posted February 13, 2016 at 12:14pm

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Lawmakers spent the week asserting their geographical knowledge, fretting over restaurant menu fonts and finding new ways to break committee rules.

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