Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
At political road race, Rep. Jim Cooper eyes the finish line
(Kathleen Beall/CQ Roll Call file photo) “One year I didn’t go at all because it was lightning and thundering and I didn’t want to die,” he said.
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Congress · 117th Congress
Photos of the week ending April 29, 2022
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, tosses an autographed hat back to a student after speaking to a group from the Kincaid School on the House steps on Wednesday.
Congress · 117th Congress
From ‘purple spatula’ to ‘aspiring statesman’ with Rep. William Timmons
Timmons sat down with CQ Roll Call to talk about his brief stint as a Hill staffer and why he sees himself as an “aspiring statesman.” This interview has been edited and condensed.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Photos of the week ending April 1, 2022
The complex reopened to staff-led and school group tours that morning after being closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Richard J.
Congress · 117th Congress
Limited Capitol tours return Monday, but some say it’s happening too slowly
Tours will be capped to keep numbers down — 15 visitors per lawmaker or staff member, with a higher limit for school groups.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Photos of the week ending March 18, 2022
(Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) One of many school groups tour the Capitol grounds Tuesday.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
‘Every button tells a story’: Washington’s political memorabilia show and sale returns
Salant’s collection includes mostly newer buttons, including a humble green and white one from his father’s unsuccessful bid for local school board. “Every button tells a story,” he said.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
People should ‘inform themselves’ on Cuba situation, says Rep. Albio Sires
Sires sat down with CQ Roll Call to talk about his “fascination” with foreign policy, his old basketball injuries and fleeing communism in 1962. This interview has been edited and condensed.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Photos of the week ending March 11, 2022
(Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., speaks to a group of students from the Randolph School on the Senate steps on Tuesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Jackson meets with Sen.
Congress · 117th Congress
Congress eyes return of tourists with eagerness, anxiety
Many of those meetings were held just off the Hill at locations like the Republican Capitol Hill Club and Bullfeathers pub, CUNA executive vice president Ryan Donovan told CQ Roll Call.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Rep. Derek Kilmer was an intern in the 1990s. Here’s what he learned on his last day
Al Swift, an “old-school” Democrat.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Rep. Jim Langevin was an intern in the ’80s. Here’s what’s changed on the Hill since then
I just roll onto that, and I have a table and a microphone there. The same thing for Madison [Cawthorn] on the minority side, the other wheelchair user.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
What to read (and gift) now: Capitol Hill insiders share their picks for 2021
It’s a call to action to put workers at the center of trade policy — one I’m encouraged that under President Biden, we are finally starting to heed.”
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Photos of the week ending December 3, 2021
Here’s the week in photos as captured by CQ Roll Call’s photographers: An American flag flies over Van Ness Elementary School in the Navy Yard neighborhood of Washington, D.C., before a news
Congress · 117th Congress
When French Hill banked on banking
Hill shared with CQ Roll Call his memories of jumping from the private sector and back, plus his thoughts on staffer pay. This interview has been edited and condensed.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Dogs dressed as tacos, sharks and Kyrsten Sinema take over Capitol Hill
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Capitol Hill is always a dog-friendly place. Lawmakers and staffers are often seen with their dogs in tow, or propping them up for photo ops in committee hearing rooms.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Safe at first (amendment): Press triumphs again at Congressional Softball Game
She made her high school baseball team, but ultimately joined the softball team instead after receiving flack from the boys. “And the guys weren’t very good,” she said.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Congress runs (and puns fly) at 2021 ACLI Capital Challenge
(Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) This year’s race raised $15,000 for Junior Achievement, which teaches financial literacy to 3 million students every year in more than 125,000 after-school programs.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
It was a good night for Republicans at the Congressional Baseball Game
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) As the crowd began to fill the stands, Republican players arrived in force, using the same gate in centerfield and only reaching the field after walking past rows of seats.
Congress · 117th Congress
Take Five: Mike Garcia
He talked with CQ Roll Call about UFO sightings, his “old-school camcorder” and what it’s like to serve in Congress with a former wingman. This interview has been edited and condensed.