3 congressmen working high-stakes jobs at a high-stakes moment — while being treated for cancer
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"I remember coming out of surgery and yelling 'Help me!," Democratic Rep. Dan Kildee, of Michigan, said of the excruciating pain that was coursing through his body.
His colleague Rep. Joaquin Castro's voice quivered slightly when he recounted the late-night call home to his wife. He'd shared his unexpected diagnosis. "She took it very hard," the Texas Democrat said.
Their fellow Democratic U.S. House member, Rep. Jamie Raskin, of Maryland, closed his eyes for a brief moment as he described the final days of his chemotherapy.
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