Connecticut Has Solitaire Representation In Congress
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If you live in Connecticut, you now have another reason to hate your representation in Congress: instead of taking part in–or at the very least paying attention to–ongoing debate, your representatives are keeping themselves quite busy… playing solitaire.
Just check out this picture of Rep. Barbara Lambert (D-CT), and Rep. Jack F. Hennessy (D-CT) playing solitaire Monday night as the House convened to vote on a new budget. House Minority Leader Lawrence F. Cafero Jr. (R-CT), far right, is speaking.


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