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Ep. 39: Not Even the Usually Lofty Senate Can Escape the Trump Tumult

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By David Hawkings, Jason Dick and Niels Lesniewski
Posted February 1, 2017 at 3:48pm

The Senate is known for its courtesies and decorum, but it’s just two weeks into the Donald Trump administration and the chamber has become as chaotic as it’s been in a long time, says CQ Roll Call’s senior editor David Hawkings. The carping and parliamentary brinkmanship over Cabinet nominees could bode ill for the legislative agenda ahead, say CQ Roll Call’s leadership editor Jason Dick and senior reporter Niels Lesniewski.

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