Route Fifty: The Hot Microphone in Lawmakers' Pockets

Published by Michael Campbell on July 12, 2019

On Capitol Hill, a lawmaker’s typical day may consist of hundreds of conversations with a range of stakeholders. There are policy and strategy discussions with senior staff, meetings with constituents, issue-focused talks with lobbyists and activists, get-togethers with members of the same party or political coalition, private committee meetings, legislative discussions with colleagues and their staffs and closed-door fundraisers.