Heard on the Hill: Overheard on the Hill – Roll Call

Heard on the Hill: Overheard on the Hill

By Alison McSherry

Posted March 18, 2011 at 5:43pm

“I might finish ‘Known and Unknown’ tonight — setting on the plane for over an hour waiting on ‘paperwork’ — the Pilots are NOT Happy — #ORD”

— Rep. Billy Long in a Thursday night tweet. The Missouri Republican shows that even Members of Congress experience travel delays.

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