Pens, Parnas and pain of imprisonment: Congressional Hits and Misses – Roll Call

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Pens, Parnas and pain of imprisonment: Congressional Hits and Misses

Week of Jan. 13, 2020

Speaker Nancy Pelosi signs the articles of impeachment during an engrossment ceremony before taking them over to the Senate on Wednesday. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

By Thomas McKinless

Posted January 17, 2020 at 11:41am

This week Speaker Nancy Pelosi signed the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump and Republicans made a stink about her many pens.

Meanwhile Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders bickered on national TV, Trump ranted about dishwashers and Sen. Marco Rubio gave CQ a shoutout.

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