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Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., poses outside the House Democratic Cloakroom in the Capitol as House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., looks on, which was named in honor of Giffords and the late Rep. Leo Ryan, D-Calif., (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., poses outside the House Democratic Cloakroom in the Capitol as House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., looks on, which was named in honor of Giffords and the late Rep. Leo Ryan, D-Calif., (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
By Alex Gangitano
Posted November 16, 2017 at 7:44am

We’re all over Capitol Hill and its surrounding haunts looking for good stories. And some of the best ones are those that we come across while reporting the big ones.

There is life beyond legislating, and this is the place for those stories. We look for them, but we don’t find them all. We want to know what you see, too.

Send tips, clips & whatever hot goss you’ve got to HOH@rollcall.com, tweet at us at @HeardontheHill or send them directly to Alex Gangitano, our Heard on the Hill reporter, at AlexGangitano@rollcall.com.

Here’s the word on the Hill for today:

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