Heard on the Hill: Overheard on the Hill

By Neda Semnani

Posted July 27, 2011 at 8:13pm

“I’m calling them my Cee Lo Green amendments.”

— Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.), alluding to his nickname for his Pakistan amendments in a House Appropriations subcommittee markup. Cee Lo Green topped the 2010 Billboard charts with his song “F**k You.”

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