Heard on the Hill
Bitter rivalry? At the Congressional Baseball Game, sort of
Democrats are looking to break a five-year losing streak at Wednesday night’s Congressional Baseball Game, hoping a revamped roster will be enough to beat Republicans. But partisan rivalry aside, research suggests the game may boost legislative collaboration. Playing baseball gives legislators the chance to forge bonds outside the halls of the Capitol, according to SoRelle […]
‘Tough lessons’: House braces for Rayburn renovation
As one lengthy renovation on the Capitol campus comes to an end, another one is about to begin — and lawmakers are hoping it won’t come with the same blown deadlines and cost overruns. Members pressed Architect of the Capitol Thomas Austin on how to use lessons from the Cannon House Office Building renewal project […]
Where have all the Blue Dogs gone? Ask Vicente Gonzalez
Texas Rep. Vicente Gonzalez is part of a dwindling breed — he co-chairs the Blue Dog Coalition of moderate Democrats, which counts just 10 members in the current Congress. The ideological middle was a different place when he interned at the Capitol in the 1990s, according to Gonzalez. “Back then, there was 50 or 60 […]