Overheard on the Hill – Roll Call

Overheard on the Hill

(Douglas Graham/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

By Emily Ethridge

Posted February 14, 2012 at 11:56pm

“The GOP agenda gives women one option: barefoot and pregnant.”

— New Jersey Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D) in a press conference Tuesday.

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