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Sen. Thom Tillis apparently went to the Nine Inch Nails show last week. I’m wondering whether any of Trent Reznor’s lyrics on alienation, numbness, and resignation speak to the North Carolina Republican as he retires. “What have I become, my sweetest friend?” from Hurt? Or “I believe I can see the future ’cause I repeat the same routine” from Every Day Is Exactly the Same? Send news tips and your favorite ‘90s industrial tunes to [email protected] or John_Wilkerson.07 on Signal.
A toast to bipartisanship
Last week, a bipartisan group of staffers met at Union Pub in Washington for happy hour drinks to celebrate the health care package that they negotiated as part of the HHS funding bill that Congress passed last month. It was the first bipartisan health care legislation to pass in more than 3 years.
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