“Like some stormy sermon from Trump on the virtues of chastity, I believe these House Republicans today deserve a gold medal for hypocrisy.”
– U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett during remarks on the House floor after Republicans proposed a vote on a balanced budget amendment
This article appears in April 20 • 2018.
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