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What You Didn’t See at Dole’s Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted January 18, 2018 at 11:37pm

By Niels Lesniewski and D.A. Banks

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Senior Senate reporter Niels Lesniewski had a spot in the room during former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole’s Congressional Gold Medal ceremony this week, and saw what the TV cameras missed — political rivals reminiscing about when Capitol Hill was less idealogically divided.

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