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A missing bathroom door, the third kick of the mule and Movin’ On Up (in Hart) — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted February 1, 2019 at 6:03pm

By Thomas McKinless

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The back-and-forth between Speaker Nancy Pelosi and President Donald Trump continued this week, but the main thing on freshman Rep. Tim Burchett’s mind was when he’d be getting a door for his office bathroom. Meanwhile, Rep. Matt Gaetz is one step away from playing Grateful Dead in the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. John Lewis danced to Pharrell Williams and Sen. Tim Scott got an office upgrade to the tune of a classic 70s sitcom. Thumbnail photo: Rep. John Garamendi waits to do a tv news hit in the Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2018 (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call).

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