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‘Come on down!’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

Week ending July 29, 2022

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By Chris Hale
Posted July 29, 2022 at 4:15pm

As Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday during her news conference, this was “an action-packed week.” The latest Hits and Misses sees Sen. Joni Ernst playing Bob Barker (or maybe Drew Carey) on the Senate floor, Alabama Rep. Jerry Carl recalling his environmentally challenged childhood, Texas Rep. Randy Weber having some proxy-voting fun on the House floor, highlights from Thursday’s Congressional Baseball Game and more.

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