Last Thursday Nick Muzin proved that coalition directors are indeed lifesavers. From coordinating offices to performing Heimlich maneuvers, there’s nothing these guys can’t do.

Thursday night at the Capitol Hill Club, Representative Ted Poe had a scary choking incident and was thankfully aided by a doctor-turned-GOP-aide, Nick Muzin, who may have saved his life.

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