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Young Lawmaker Likens Congress to Jr. High
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Last Edited | RP Oct 24, 2005 01:09pm |
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Media | TV News - WJLA Channel 7 (ABC) |
News Date | Saturday, October 22, 2005 08:50:00 PM UTC0:0 |
Description | The youngest member of Congress says he thinks he has Capitol Hill all figured out, though he's been on the job only 10 months. "This place is a much more sophisticated junior high school," 30-year-old Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., said recently in an interview. "There are the nice guys that everybody likes, the jocks, the geeks, the bullies - they're all here. It's a representative democracy."
At a White House lunch for new members, President Bush teased McHenry about his boyish appearance despite his prematurely graying hair. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., a former high school wrestling coach, put him in a playful headlock after a conference of House Republicans. |
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