Whether Broom Closets or Cozy Cabins, Capitol Hideaways Are a Choice Senate Perk

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Whether Broom Closets or Cozy Cabins, Capitol Hideaways Are a Choice Senate Perk

By Jason Dick

Posted December 18, 2017 at 4:30pm

By Jason Dick and Ed Pesce and D.A. Banks

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Roll Call editors Jason Dick and Edward Pesce talk about the private sanctuaries in the Capitol Building itself, rooms where senators can relax in between votes without going back to their offices across the street.

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