Imitation Bernie, peeking on camera and too many Alaskans of the Week: Congressional Hits and Misses – Roll Call

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Imitation Bernie, peeking on camera and too many Alaskans of the Week: Congressional Hits and Misses

Week of Nov. 4, 2019

Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., leaves the Senate Republicans’ lunch in the Capitol on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

By Thomas McKinless

Posted November 8, 2019 at 2:23pm

Sen. Ron Wyden stepped into Sen. Bernie Sanders’ shoes, Rep. Jamie Raskin struggled to get on TV and Sen. Dan Sullivan threw in a few extra Alaskans of the Week. All the while, Rep. Bennie Thompson just wanted everyone to calm down and be quiet.

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