The Lame Duck Talks

‘Look at all the great work being done in Congress right now. Billions of tax dollars going to great causes and special projects personally selected by lame — ahem — outgoing Senators like Leahy and Shelby …’

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'The Post-Season Parade,' detail, by Clifford Berryman, March 5, 1915. U.S. Senate Collection Center for Legislative Archives

Following is a lightly edited transcript of The New York Sun’s interview with the Lame Duck:

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