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

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Tourists walk past the U.S. Capitol as snow flurries blow in heavy winds in Washington on Thursday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
Tourists walk past the U.S. Capitol as snow flurries blow in heavy winds in Washington on Thursday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
By Alex Gangitano
Posted January 8, 2018 at 7:38am

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

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 all your hot goss 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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South Carolina Sen. Darline Graham arrives for her ceremonial swearing-at the Capitol on Tuesday.

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