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House Democrats Still Have Some Selling to Do

By Steven T. Dennis and Tory Newmyer
Roll Call Staff
Dec. 21, 2009, Midnight

House Democrats entered 2009 with sky-high expectations but ended a roller-coaster year facing steady erosion in the polls with the bulk of their agenda piled up in the Senate.

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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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