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Woof, impeachment hearings are stressful. We have a solution

Roll Call reporter Kathryn Lyons interviews Lola, a therapy dog, during an event run by Pet Partners and the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council to help provide staffers stress relief. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

By Nathan Ouellette and Kathryn Lyons

Posted November 13, 2019 at 4:02pm

Donald Trump’s alleged misdeeds with Ukraine are front and center on Capitol Hill today as Congress holds its first public impeachment inquiry hearing. So, Heard on the Hill decided to make a ruff day better with a trio of therapy dogs stationed just one office building away.

Pet Partners and the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC) teamed up, coincidentally on the same day as the impeachment hearings, to offer a chance to de-stress as Congress wraps up the year.

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