Shutdown Hooey, Buying a Car and the Musical Stylings of Sen. Orrin G. Hatch: Congressional Hits and Misses

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Shutdown Hooey, Buying a Car and the Musical Stylings of Sen. Orrin G. Hatch: Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless

Posted January 26, 2018 at 3:56pm

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Despite several days of shutdown negotiations, members discussed the age-old philosophy of Mick Jagger, drinking seltzer water and the musical career of retiring Utah Republican Sen. Orrin G. Hatch.

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