Dressing down — Congressional Hits and Misses

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Dressing down — Congressional Hits and Misses

Week ending Sept. 22, 2023

By Chris Hale

Posted September 22, 2023 at 2:22pm

Capitol Hill tongues were wagging this week about everything from the approaching shutdown storm, the Senate nuking its dress code, and lawmakers giggling over words at the annual National Press Club spelling bee.

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