Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Counting votes with Rep. Deborah K. Ross
This interview has been edited and condensed. Q: You’ve said you came to Congress at one of the “darkest moments of our nation’s recent history.” Do you still feel that way?
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This interview has been edited and condensed. Q: You’ve said you came to Congress at one of the “darkest moments of our nation’s recent history.” Do you still feel that way?
When the Senate confirmed the first Black woman Supreme Court justice, it was Valle-Riestra who told that story as the press secretary for the Senate Judiciary Committee that Durbin chairs.
This is someone who prefers the stairs, and you oftentimes see the [security] detail struggling to keep up,” he said in an interview this month.
The Capitol is both a workplace in its own right — and the place where decisions get made that affect workers all across the country.
In an interview last month, Doyle shared some of his advice he’s given the representative-elect, plus his thoughts on social media and the next generation “stepping up.”
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The situation is only getting worse, the filmmakers say. With the midterms just days away, they are planning a week of online screenings to put their movie in front of the public.
This interview has been edited and condensed. Q: How did you start working for Carper? A: I was a mom and a grad student, and I had my 2-year-old son, Alex, on my hip.
‘Watergate babies’ As the Watergate scandal boiled in 1973 and an investigation into the Nixon administration beckoned throngs to the Capitol, the Senate secretary commissioned pins from the jeweler
“Every other museum is dedicated to men,” she told CQ Roll Call in a recent interview. It’s a daunting job for the Smithsonian, synchronously working to swing open the doors to two new museums.
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This interview has been edited and condensed. Q: You started out in politics as a Republican but eventually became a Democrat. What changed?
This interview has been edited and condensed. Q: What was your earliest experience working on a political campaign?
But the California Democrat says he wasn’t farsighted enough to get ahead in the House. The retiring member’s advice for the next generation of lawmakers in Washington?
This interview has been edited and condensed. Q: What’s surprised you about Capitol Hill so far? A: Since it was a special election, we didn’t have any preparation time.
This interview has been edited and condensed. Q: Most Democrats stay away from Fox News, but you do a lot of appearances there. Why?
This interview has been edited and condensed. Q: How did you land your internship with Leahy? A: I have to go way back. My grandmother was the advice columnist Dear Abby.
Arraignment on the charges was still pending Wednesday in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
This interview has been edited and condensed. Q: You’re a voracious Twitter user, I think it’s fair to say. What keeps you coming back to the platform?
This interview has been edited and condensed. For more, listen to the latest episode of our “Political Theater” podcast. Q: What was your first meeting with Giffords like?