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Administration Must Set Real Benchmarks

By Rep. Ike Skelton
Special to Roll Call
Dec. 2, 2005, 3:13 p.m.

The frustration recently demonstrated on the floor of the House of Representatives reflected the frustration of many with the current course of the war in Iraq. American lives continue to be lost as attacks continue in Iraq, and the American people are not seeing the progress that would make them believe American forces will be able to be come home anytime soon.

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Rep. Michele Bachmann, who recently suspended her campaign for the presidency, speaks at the 2012 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 9.

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The clear expectation is Congress will get very little done this election year. But what does get accomplished, at least in the high-profile areas, will largely be the handiwork of an elite group of staffers — who combine policy expertise, political acumen and the trust of their lawmaker bosses to drive much of the legislative agenda.

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