Play of the Day: The Do-Nothing Congress Sets a Record

With only 55 pieces of legislation passed this year, the Hill has been at its most unproductive.

December 5, 2013

By Reena Flores

National Journal

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The 113th Congress is making it into the Guinness Book of World Records -- mostly because it can't do anything else . With only 55 pieces of legislation passed this year, the Hill has been at its most unproductive.

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