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Capitol Lens | The chair company

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By Tom Williams
Posted April 21, 2026 at 4:53pm

Chairman Michael Guest, R-Miss., reads a resignation letter from former Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., during a House Ethics Committee hearing in the Longworth House Office Building on Tuesday regarding sanctions against the Florida Democrat for ethics violations.

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