You're lame ducks now — take the hard votes while you can
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- The Hill reports: “The campaign ads are gone from my television, and I'm grateful. The price tag is harder to forget. OpenSecrets projected the 2026 midterms at $11.9 billion, which would be a record for any midterm.…”
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