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Heard on the Hill: Overheard on the Hill

“Baby and parents are doing well, baby has learned to cry already! No gifts please, just nice thoughts for Caspian, humankind, the planet, and the universe!”
 
— Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) trumpeting the arrival of his son with partner Marlon Reis, which makes Polis the first openly gay parent in Congress.

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