Hold on to your bats! — Congressional Hits and Misses

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Hold on to your bats! — Congressional Hits and Misses

Week ending June 14, 2024

By Chris Hale

Posted June 14, 2024 at 2:13pm

Senators name-checking an early ’90s nepo baby pop group, NDAA amendment debates and an ump getting slammed during a Republican baseball rout highlight this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

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