‘We are all dying’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

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‘We are all dying’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

Week of Sept. 13, 2021

By Jinitzail Hernández

Posted September 17, 2021 at 6:39pm

Rep. Morgan Griffith revealed his wet-blanket and killjoy status, Rep. Mike Kelly took his charts and fairy tales seriously, and Sen. Jim Risch just couldn’t believe there wasn’t a mute button for the president.

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

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