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Capitol Lens | Busted

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By Bill Clark

Posted March 15, 2023 at 4:03pm

Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar points to the bust of former Vice President Hubert Humphrey, a fellow Minnesotan, in the Capitol on Wednesday after stepping out of the Senate Democrats’ lunch in the Mansfield Room for a phone call. Busts of former Vice Presidents Alben Barkley and Lyndon Johnson are seen in the background.

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