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A race for the podium, whiskey and birthdays — Congressional Hits and Misses

Week of August 2, 2021

By Jinitzail Hernández
Posted August 6, 2021 at 5:36pm

The State Department is searching for a rare whiskey bottle, and Rep. Daniel Crenshaw publicly announces that he is pro-birthday. Meanwhile, Sens. Charles E. Schumer and Mitch McConnell are in a footrace that just proves former Sen. Bob Dole right: “The most dangerous place in Washington …”

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