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Students march to the Capitol on Pennsylvania Avenue on Friday to call on Congress to act on gun violence prevention during a national walkout. Friday was the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting in Colorado. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Students march to the Capitol on Pennsylvania Avenue on Friday to call on Congress to act on gun violence prevention during a national walkout. Friday was the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting in Colorado. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
By Alex Gangitano
Posted April 23, 2018 at 9:22am

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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