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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Lynn Sweet

Far left, far right — including Illinois members— united in House vote to pull troops in Syria

A rare display of unity from the far right and the far left in a Wednesday House vote on Syria. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON — Put this in your “politics make strange bedfellows” file when it comes to a bipartisan coalition of the far ends of the political spectrum coming together for a Wednesday House vote.

The farthest left members of the House, including from Illinois, Democrats Jan Schakowsky, Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, Robin Kelly and Delia Ramirez, backed a measure supported by the farthest right GOP lawmakers: Matt Gaetz from Florida; Marjorie Taylor Greene from Georgia; Lauren Boebert of Colorado; and Mary Miller from Illinois.

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