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Word on the Hill: What’s Buzzing Around the Capitol

Ryan’s old beard, hideaways and one more holiday party

Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., is excited for votes today. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., is excited for votes today. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

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 and 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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