Digging the hole deeper this year

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“Pass a bill or something,” cried one of the high school pages in the House on Friday as their week watching democracy in action came to a frustrating end.

Most of what they had seen were bill introductions ? they are up to 400 now in the House and Senate ? and ceremonial functions. No debates occurred, and no bills were brought to the floor.

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