‘Boo Yourself,’ 4 Pinocchios and Phones on the Floor: Congressional Hits and Misses

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‘Boo Yourself,’ 4 Pinocchios and Phones on the Floor: Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless

Posted October 6, 2018 at 7:22pm

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It’s been a pretty contentious — and long — week in the Senate. During the Brett Kavanaugh nomination fracas, some senators were defending their nominee while trying to figure out how to silence their cell phones.

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