Fighting Quartet Atop Congress Slowed by Years of Grudges
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As the U.S. Congress’s approval ratings drop to historic lows, one thing that hasn’t changed is the people in charge.
John Boehner, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell this week began their eighth year as the leaders running Congress. That’s longer than any other foursome has worked together since the Senate formalized its leadership structure in the 1920s.