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Frank Thorp V
Producer & Off-Air Reporter covering Congress at @NBCNews. Instagram: (frankthorpv) Also served as Chairman of the RTCA Exec. Committee.
Incredibly sad news tonight: A dem source tells @haleytalbotnbc and me that @repjohnlewis has passed.
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Here’s @KellyO interviewing @repjohnlewis in 2013 in his office, which was effectively a mini-museum to the civil rights movement —>
Here’s @repjohnlewis preparing to testify in opposition of Jeff Sessions’ nomination for AG in 2017. “We’ve made progress, but we’re not there yet,” he said at the hearing.
And here’s the full @NBCNews write-up on the passing of @repjohnlewis (via @DartDClark , @haleytalbotnbc & myself):
*taps mic* Hello! Just wanted to let you all know I'm going back on paternity leave to spend some quality time with our daughter, Ro, and watch her learn and grow into a wonderful little person! I'll see you all later this year!
And if you're interested in reading about the importance of paternity leave, you can click HERE: And also HERE:
Seven years ago today I took this picture of @michael_steel with Google Glass that I (ridiculously) wore around Capitol Hill. That’s all.
Having covered @GabbyGiffords ' emotional return to the House floor after being shot, where she could barely speak, it's truly impressive/incredible/inspiring she was able to do that entire speech all in one take.
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LISTEN: As Pres Trump’s entourage entered Speaker Ryan’s office in the Capitol, someone on the other side of the Capitol rotunda yelled: “Mr. President, F—k you!!” (He entered about 15 seconds later):
You know Russian Amb Kislyak who Jeff Sessions met w/ last year? He was on the House flr on Tues ahead of Trump's #JointAddress (Via Getty):
Awesome moment: Jon Stewart embraces a crying John Feal, the 9/11 first responder who led the organization pushing for the full extension of the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund, just after the bill passed in the Senate 97-2:
GOP : Q: Do you think a military parade is a good idea? KENNEDY: “No.” Q: Why not? KENNEDY: "I think confidence is silent and insecurity is loud.”
Q: Why did you tear up the speech? PELOSI: “Because it was the courteous thing to do.” PELOSI: “It was the courteous thing to do considering the alternative.”
Here's a vine of @berniesanders running to the side of the man who fainted at his presser:
McCain leaving the Capitol asked why he voted NO: "I thought it was the right thing to do."
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