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Heard on the Hill: Overheard on the Hill

By Rachael Bade
Posted April 5, 2011 at 6:30pm

“It’s great to be in a room full of young people. … The average age of the Senate, I think, is death.”

— Rep. Aaron Schock (R-Ill.) in a speech to National Arts Advocacy Day lobbyists Tuesday.

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