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Sens. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., and Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., eat barbecue during an event in Russell Building to introduce the Earmark Elimination Act and demonstrate that Congress can "eat pork without spending it," on Wednesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Sens. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., and Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., eat barbecue during an event in Russell Building to introduce the Earmark Elimination Act and demonstrate that Congress can "eat pork without spending it," on Wednesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
By Alex Gangitano
Posted January 25, 2018 at 9:09am

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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