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

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Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., peeks into the Senate Republican Policy luncheon in the Capitol before entering on Tuesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., peeks into the Senate Republican Policy luncheon in the Capitol before entering on Tuesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

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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