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It is a time-honored tradition for members of the House of Representatives to complain about their colleagues in the Senate, but one top ranking House Republican took the criticism a step further Wednesday when he said the current Senate was "probably" the worst ever. At a Christian Science Monitor breakfast, a reporter asked House Majority Whip Rep. Kevin McCarthy if he agreed with Washington Post columnist Ezra Klein's recent assessment that the nation is currently led by "the worst Congress ever." "I'd disagree with your friend on the House of Representatives," McCarthy said, pointing to the number of bills passed under House Speaker John Boehner's leadership and how the chamber has used an "open process" that allows amendments to bills from both parties. The same was not true, McCarthy insisted, for those in the Democrat-led upper chamber. "Had he referred to the Senate, I'd probably agree with him," McCarthy said. "One, that bills don't come up. That you can't...