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Former Minnesota Sen. David Durenberger is now chair of the National Institute of Health Policy at the University of St. Thomas. (MPR Photo/Lorna Benson)

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How the Congress works

Broadcast: Midday, 10/02/2006, 11:06 a.m.

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Congress is now adjourned for five weeks, so the senators and representatives can go home and campaign. How does business actually get done in Washington? How different are election years from the other years?

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  • David Durenberger: Represented Minnesota in the U.S. Senate from 1978-1994.

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