Capitol Lens: Room With a View

By Douglas Graham

Posted February 3, 2012 at 5:25pm

The high-ceilinged House Ways and Means Committee room hosted a markup Friday of a Republican energy and infrastructure bill, giving lawmakers plenty of room to air their views on the controversial topic.

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