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CQ on Congress, Episode 85

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., center, meets with Sens. Doug Jones, D-Ala., and Tina Smith, D-Minn., in the Capitol on January 3, 2018. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Posted January 5, 2018 at 5:18pm

The Week Ahead Podcast is now CQ on Congress. New look but same great show.
CQ Senate reporter, Niels Lesniewski, says the Senate Republican majority, now just one seat, will struggle to pass legislation and confirm judges in 2018.

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