Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Photos of the week ending Oct. 8, 2021
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Germaine T. Leftwich, 67, receives a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster shot from Dr. Tiffany Taliaferro at the Safeway on Capitol Hill on Monday.
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(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Germaine T. Leftwich, 67, receives a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster shot from Dr. Tiffany Taliaferro at the Safeway on Capitol Hill on Monday.
Thomas R. Carper, D-Del. “For him, it’s a matter of doing what’s right.” Carper took up the mantle when Lieberman retired, trying to make Washington the 51st state.
Bob Good, R-Va., arrives on the House floor in the Capitol before members of the 117th Congress are sworn in on Sunday.
Linda T. Sánchez will be vice chair of Latino engagement, and California Rep. Ami Bera will chair the Frontline program for vulnerable incumbents.
The lead Senate authors on the draft bill, which was being formally introduced Monday, are Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Robert Menendez, D-N.J. Reps. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., and Peter T.
Clay Higgins, R-La., said on the floor. Higgins went on to call the proceedings “a weaponized impeachment, brought upon us by the same socialists who threaten unborn life in the womb.”
At the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue, President Donald Trump’s my-way-or-the-highway negotiating style was on full display this week, John T. Bennett writes.
Shelby, R-Ala., expressed frustration earlier Sunday that the matter hasn’t been resolved yet. “We could settle it. We should.
Marco Rubio, R-Fla., insists Democrats do not oppose the wall on principle. The shutdown is “about Dems denying POTUS a win,” he tweeted. 1.
Former Vice President Joseph R.
Susan Collins, R-Maine, spent nearly two hours reading the investigation, and then spent a minute not responding to the questions that tried to tease out how she would vote.
Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., has submitted an amendment to the four-bill spending package (HR 6147), under consideration on the Senate floor this week, that would prohibit funds “to support the development of
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., is helped off the field by Reps. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, and Richmond after fielding a grounder and throwing out Rep.
Peter T. King, R-N.Y. Sandy battered the East Coast, particularly New York and New Jersey, when it made landfall in late 2012.
Frelinghuysen, R-N.J. (1953-75) Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif. Son of Rep. Duncan Hunter Sr., R-Calif. (1981-2009) Rep. Walter B. Jones, R-N.C. Son of Rep. Walter B.
“I see Republicans producing a bigger number than we have on big agreements traditionally, especially since 2010 taking the majority,” Chief Deputy Whip Patrick T. McHenry, R-N.C., said.
Those 11 districts include four in the Empire State — New York’s 1st (Lee Zeldin), 2nd (Peter T. King), 19th (John J.
Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., that would give permanent legal status to DACA recipients.
Chris Coons, D-Del., Cory Gardner, R-Colo., and Thom Tillis, R-N.C.
[Take Five: Brian Fitzpatrick] Quick Hits Last book read: “Lincoln on Leadership,” by Donald T. Phillips. Last movie seen: “Braveheart,” which is our favorite film of all time.