Detractors refer to Washington, D.C., as “the swamp.”
But this is about another swamp – specifically, the Senate “swamp.”
The Senate swamp is a geographic location on Capitol Hill. It’s just across from the Senate steps and where some Senate officials park their cars. Those who work and operate on Capitol Hill have referred to this spot as the Senate swamp for decades.
They started calling the locale the Senate swamp in 1964.
President Biden ignored reporters’ questions on Wednesday shortly after his son, Hunter, defied a congressional subpoena regarding the family’s business dealings. (Andrew Harnik)
Legendary congressional correspondent Roger Mudd covered the filibuster of the Civil Rights Act for CBS. Mudd often did his TV standups from the Senate steps with a large clock behind him to show how much time had elapsed (eventually two months) during the filibuster.
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