The last word — Congressional Hits and Misses

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The last word — Congressional Hits and Misses

Week ending April 4, 2025

By Chris Hale

Posted April 4, 2025 at 4:27pm

From Sen. Cory Booker’s record-setting floor speech to a fight over proxy voting that ended up shutting down the House and the implementation of President Donald Trump’s worldwide tariffs, it’s certainly been a whirlwind week in Washington.

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