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House and Senate Preview: Off to Baltimore While Senate Confirmation Battles Loom

By Bo Huttinger
Posted February 6, 2017 at 5:31pm

By Lindsey McPherson and Niels Lesniewski

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Roll Call reporters Lindsey McPherson and Niels Lesniewski lay out what’s on the schedule in the House and Senate this week, with just a few days in session before House Democrats head off to Baltimore for their legislative retreat. Find out where the Education secretary confirmation fight stands and more.

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