Word on the Hill: What’s Buzzing on Capitol Hill? – Roll Call

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

Pillow talk, Senator Hatch’s Office has spoken, and staffer shuffle

(Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

By Caroline Burns

Posted December 18, 2018 at 1:48pm

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 it. We look, but we don’t find everything. We want to know what you see too.

Send tips, clips and all your hot goss to (202) 922-6697 on Signal or HOH@rollcall.com. Tweet at us at @HeardontheHill. Here’s the word on the Hill for today:

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