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The Doing-a-Lot-of-Nothing Congress
Capitol Hill
The Doing-a-Lot-of-Nothing Congress
Lawmakers have sent only 54 bills to President Obama so far this year, making it one of the least productive sessions on record. Most of the new laws are trivial.
Photograph by Dieter Spannknebel/Getty Images
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