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Striking words — Congressional Hits and Misses

Week ending July 21, 2023

House Democrats lashed out during a committee markup this week after Republicans struck from an appropriations bill projects that would provide services to the LGBTQ community. Highlights of this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses also include Mitt Romney’s love of hot dogs and actress and SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher chatting with Sen. Bernie Sanders about the Hollywood writers and actors strike.

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