Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Photos of the week: They’re back
</p> Here’s a look at the week ending Sept. 11 through the lenses of CQ Roll Call’s photojournalists. </p> Former Georgia Rep. Ben L.
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Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Capitol Hill’s stalwart ‘Jesus Lady’ dies at 92
</p> “It’s a comfort to me that she lives on like that,” said Pepin.
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Boys State churns out members of Congress. These were their teenage dreams
, like a young Bill Clinton, a young Dick Cheney and a young Samuel Alito.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Sen. Kamala Harris in pictures
</p> Harris, as a senator-elect, is surrounded by reporters in the Capitol on Nov. 16, 2016, after the Senate Democratic Caucus leadership elections.
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Loeffler leans in to Trump’s culture war in battle with WNBA
</p> And it sounds an awful lot like Donald Trump’s.
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Demeaned, overlooked, fighting back: What it’s like to be a woman in Congress
</p> I was on the floor one time giving a speech, and Congressman [Bill] Pascrell, I think his name is, from New Jersey, he called me a ‘wacko’ right in the middle of my speech. He yelled it out.
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Meet Congressman COVID — Congressional Hits and Misses
</p> This week on Capitol Hill, another lawmaker tested positive for COVID-19, everyone yelled about masks, and no one remembered to silence their phones or mute their Zoom calls.</p> Plus, Rep.
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Photos of the week ending July 31, 2020
</p> Here’s a look at the week ending July 31 on Capitol Hill as seen through the lenses of CQ Roll Call’s photojournalists.
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
The appropriations process can be a real thriller
What happens when a veteran appropriations staffer who is about to retire tries to get his last bill passed with a minimum of commotion — and then things blow up?
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
‘My boss had a front-row seat’: Tulsi Gabbard on serving in the National Guard
</p> He won, and when he returned to Washington, he asked if I would go and work with him as a legislative aide.</p> Q: Were you working on Veterans’ Affairs issues?</p> A: I was.
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
The art of the ‘backronym’
</p> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">As a former Congressional aide, I can tell you that there are multiple meetings on every bill that are focused on reverse engineering an acronym to a title.
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Matt Gaetz puts on his own makeup, and other lessons from ‘The Swamp’
</p> “We read the first six or seven chapters of [Colorado Rep.
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Photos of the week: House and Senate work on virus aid
</p> Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden stands in the Ohio Clock Corridor on Tuesday during a vote in the Senate. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call) From left, White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, Alabama Sen.
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Performance venues might get pandemic aid as their doors remain closed
</p> Schaefer is also the communications director for the newly formed National Independent Venue Association, which advocated for assistance in a future coronavirus aid relief bill because of the deep
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Does Washington have ‘real people?’ Asking for some friends in Congress
It was the first time a D.C. statehood bill passed either chamber of Congress. Even the normally reserved Mayor Muriel Bowser couldn’t contain herself.
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
‘The rules are different for you’: Black lawmakers on when they got ‘the talk’
</p> It was basically, “Eat the shit that we know you’re going to get from police officers. Just come home.”</p> I’ve been fortunate.
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Mississippi flag bearing Confederate emblem is removed from Senate building
</p> Staffers from the Architect of the Capitol waited until Gov. Tate Reeves signed the removal bill at 5 p.m. before they hoisted its replacement.</p> “Do we have a flag?” Wicker asked them.
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
‘I look forward to having that extra star’ — Eleanor Holmes Norton shows off American flag with 51 stars
</p> The House is voting on a bill to make D.C. the 51st state this Friday.
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Does Congress have the leverage to force a name change for Washington’s football team?
</p> “I have to tell you that I cannot get that bill through the House for one reason only, and that is because of the name of the team,” she said.
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Photos of the week ending June 19, 2020
</p> People wait in line Monday for walk-up COVID-19 testing outside the National Building Museum in Washington.