Heard on the Hill
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
Posted July 30, 2026 at 4:45pm
Capitol Lens | Speed dial
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., walks through the Ohio Clock Corridor to the Senate floor in the Capitol on Thursday.
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