House Wrapping Up Post-Election Session

NPR | By David Welna

Published November 14, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

House GOP leaders push for a close to this week's post-election lame-duck session, despite unfinished business on terrorism insurance and unemployment benefits. NPR's David Welna reports.

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