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(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Sen. Patrick J. Leahy arrives at the Capitol on Sunday in his Batman-themed wheelchair on his way to the chamber’s “vote-a-rama” on the reconciliation bill. The Vermont Democrat, who has appeared briefly in five Batman movies, is recovering from two recent hip surgeries but was able to return to the Senate to help pass his party’s big economic package.

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