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Is the gentleman across the aisle really my good friend? — Congressional Hits and Misses

Week of June 15, 2020

“By the time I’m finished, you will be clear that we’re not ‘good friends.’”

And just like that, Rep. Cedric L. Richmond defied the one remaining illusion of bipartisanship left at the Capitol. They’re not all “good friends.”

From misgendering colleagues to accidentally unmuting comments, Congress didn’t have its greatest display of friendship this week.

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