Heard on the Hill: Overheard on the Hill - Roll Call

Heard on the Hill: Overheard on the Hill

By Elizabeth Brotherton and Alison McSherry

Posted January 4, 2011 at 6:37pm

“I feel like a politician that just won an election. Does this mean I’m supposed to break all my promises now?”

— Soccer star Landon Donovan in a Monday tweet, a timely one considering Congress opens for business today.

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