The latest version of “CQ’s Politics in America” is out (110th Congress edition), and it contains a number of interesting facts about our elected leaders on the Hill.
Did you know, according to CQ:
» “Rep. DaveCamp has a rack of several dozen neck ties in his Washington office. The Michigan Republican began the collection when the Detroit News reported that he arrived in Congress with just three ties and invited readers to help.”
» “Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, works on the family farm on weekends, and tucks a cell phone inside his cap while driving the tractor so he will feel the vibrations of an incoming call.”
» “When Rep. Anna G. Eshoo, D-Calif., was in high school in Connecticut, President Harry Truman gave her a ride home from school.”
» “One of Sen. Evan Bayh’s, D-Ind., babysitters was Lynda Bird Johnson, the president’s daughter.”
» “Ohio Democratic Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich was so unpopular as mayor of Cleveland that he wore a bulletproof vest to throw out the first pitch at an Indians game.”
