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Lesser prairie home companion — Congressional Hits and Misses

Week ending May 5, 2023

With the House out this week, the focus is mainly on the Senate, where lawmakers voted to overturn the Biden administration’s listing of the lesser prairie chicken as an endangered species. Other highlights in this Hits and Misses include Rep. Michael Cloud observing “May the Fourth” with an announcement of a tech bill named after a certain Jedi Master, confusion at a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing, and more.

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