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‘If you look up stupid stuff in the dictionary’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

Week of Aug. 9, 2021

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After a “long and painful and torturous night,” New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker has more energy than any of us. Plus, the conclusion of the yearslong infrastructure week.

Senators push their favorite songs on the floor, and Missouri Rep. Billy Long talks auctioning off a $99,000 punchbowl.

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