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Snow jobs and heated words — Congressional Hits and Misses

Week ending Jan. 19, 2024

It was a short week on Capitol Hill with the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday and a snowstorm on Friday. But during that time Congress expedited a continuing resolution and avoided a partial government shutdown. Meanwhile, as lawmakers heatedly debated border policy and John McEnroe, Iowa Republicans cast the first votes of the 2024 presidential election.

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