Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head in an apparent assassination attempt in January, returns to the House to vote on the debt-ceiling bill. Speaker Nancy Pelosi gives a warm welcome to Giffords, calling her “the personification of courage”.
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Nice to see that it seemed to be generously supported by all sides.