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Absentee lawmakers and a costly Capitol routine
In Washington Walter A. Shead reports on a routine congressional day marked by a $2,500 tax free salary raise for lawmakers, a quorum struggle in the Senate, and scornful treatment of a witness before a Senate subcommittee, highlighting perceived abuses of power and unrepresentative conduct.
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