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Political stunts, difficult masks and AOC Among Us: Congressional Hits and Misses

Week of Oct. 19, 2020

By Thomas McKinless
Posted October 23, 2020 at 1:36pm

As the Senate Judiciary Committee sent the Amy Coney Barrett nomination to the floor, Sen. Charles E. Schumer struggled with his mask, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez livestreamed a game of Among Us and Sen. Roger Wicker felt let down by a 3-by-5-inch box box.

[ Also watch: ‘This goose is pretty much cooked’ — Congressional Hits and Misses ]

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