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In case anyone forgot that today is the first full day of the NCAA's March Madness tournament, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) and Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) are here to remind you.

With the field set at 64 teams after round one, the craziness that is March Madness college basketball began this afternoon and will continue until there is one team standing on April 2. Capito, in the true spirit of the tournament, wasted no time calling out her colleague, tweeting, “Sorry @cathymcmorris - @WestVirginiaU is going to beat the @GonzagaBulldogs tonight!!”

McMorris Rodgers, having none of it, replied in a tweet, “@RepShelley â€" your pride will turn to fear once @GonzagaBulldogs take the court.  Does #marchmadness have a mercy rule? @WestVirginiaU.”

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