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Guinness, Men in Black, St. Patrick’s Day and More Guinness: Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted March 16, 2018 at 6:27pm

By Thomas McKinless

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Even as Congress looks forward to a few pints of Guinness this St. Patrick’s Day, members of the House and Senate still found the time to talk about Dante’s circles of hell, “Men in Black” aliens and to brag about marking-up six bills in one hour.

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