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Gender neutral Congress, hell in a handbasket?

By Susan Amundson , READ MORE > 877 Reads
On Fri, 01/08/2021 - 09:07 AM

As we tiptoe into 2021, many of us are relieved that 2020 is over. Unfortunately, in some ways, things are getting even crazier than in 2020. Honestly, I did not think that was possible. Ahead of the 117th Congress’s opening in Washington, D.C., House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who I will go ahead and admit I am not a fan of, and Rules Committee Chairman James P. McGovern introduced a new...

 
 
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