Can't remember the last time Capitol Hill made you cry in a good way? Try this.
On Thursday, New Mexico's Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D) returned to work for the first time since suffering a stroke at the end of January — and his Senate colleagues issued him quite the welcome back, per The Independent.
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