Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
‘Personnel is policy’: What Ayanna Pressley saw as a staffer
</p> A: At the time Sen. Kerry was in a tough reelection bid against sitting Gov. Bill Weld.
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</p> A: At the time Sen. Kerry was in a tough reelection bid against sitting Gov. Bill Weld.
</p> Christmas tree bill Like tinsel and Jell-O salad, this one has a retro feel. “This bill gets more and more like a Christmas tree; there’s something on it for nearly everyone,” New Mexico Sen.
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., walks through the Capitol Rotunda while giving a tour to his family on Tuesday morning.
</p> Warner was presented the foundation’s Hero Award for his “leadership in passing the Great American Outdoors Act and his overall extraordinary service and commitment to the betterment of national
“This week is only about cats and cannabis,” House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy lamented Thursday, in reference to the chamber voting on the “Tiger King” bill and a bill to decriminalize marijuana.
</p> Visitors gather at the Capitol Christmas tree at sunset on Thursday evening.
</p> A man looks at the Joseph Rainey exhibit in the Capitol on Thursday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) The exhibit, entitled “Joseph H.
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) As the nation grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic and prepares for a Thanksgiving holiday like no other, D.C. appears relatively quiet and normal — with a bit of perspective.
</p> Meanwhile, Congress wrapped up its business before heading home for Thanksgiving, but not before the Capitol started to look a little bit like Christmas.
When the city’s lone representative in Congress introduced legislation to remove Pike in 2017, amid a national outcry over white supremacist rallies and Confederate symbols, the bill went nowhere in the
</p> There is a whole city here, though, grounded outside the familiar confines of those boilerplates, where it’s not all about politics.
</p> Here are six photos from the event this weekend as captured by CQ Roll Call’s photojournalists. </p> A Trump supporter yells at counter-protesters outside of the Supreme Court on Saturday.
</p> Meanwhile, some members who lost their elections, or did not run this year, are packing up their offices.
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) “Meet the new boss, same as the old boss,” sang The Who in their 1971 song “Won’t Get Fooled Again.”
</p> Election officials collect ballots from a drop box on the last day of early voting in Georgia at the Lenora Park Gym in Snellville, Ga., on Friday, Oct. 30.
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo) Twelve years ago, the celebration of Barack Obama’s historic election to the White House extended into the early morning hours of Nov. 5, 2008.
</p> “That means like 300 cartons of materials over 28 years,” he said.
</p> The latter half of the week saw action heat up across the country, and our photo staff got out on the campaign trail to cover some of it.</p> Here’s the entire week in photos:</p> Sen.
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo) It’s not an election until someone ends up in a chicken costume. In the final days of Sen.
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo) Q: Were you paid enough? </p> A: Heck no. I made $16,000 the year I was a driver. That was my salary.