Congressional Elections Shift Committee Seats; Durbin Gets Whipped
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Dietary supplement industry critic Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) will be named Minority Whip as part of a shakeout from the Nov. 2 Congressional elections
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