Meredith Shiner

Congress Reporter, Roll Call

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@RollCall reporter. I'm not a facebooker I just tweet a lot. meredithshiner@rollcall.com.

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Although as @MeredithMac would tell you, Trent Lott never pulled the seersucker out before Memorial Day.
Bob Bennett—in seersucker jacket not full suit—tells me the style hasn't been the same since Trent Lott left yet still good for warm weather

Did Jon Stewart Inspire Democratic Veterans Bill?

blogs.rollcall.com — Does a late-night comedy show affect Washington policymakers? As much as Jon Stewart might lampoon us for saying so, it looks like the answer could be "yes." Earlier this month, Stewart's "The Daily Show" ran a satirical exposé on a serious issue: the backlog of veterans affairs benefits claims that currently are not being processed by the government.
RT @dcsportsbog: Harry Reid makes extended speech about the Nats on the Senate floor wapo.st/14DqEQY

Harry Reid draws analogy between Obama and Davey Johnson

washingtonpost.com — I normally think obsessive sports fandom is great, but I'm starting to worry a little bit about Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Maybe he needs to chill on the Natitude for a few weeks. Read some Pynchon or something. Tune into the NBA playoffs. Dust off the grill. Just something else.

Harry Reid draws analogy between Obama and Davey Johnson

washingtonpost.com — I normally think obsessive sports fandom is great, but I'm starting to worry a little bit about Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Maybe he needs to chill on the Natitude for a few weeks. Read some Pynchon or something. Tune into the NBA playoffs. Dust off the grill. Just something else.
RT @pkcapitol: @HotlineReid Us Roll Call alums will meet you Hotliners and fight like it's "Anchorman". @BresPolitico @TheFix @edhenryTV u…

Smith, Just Smith | Overheard

hoh.rollcall.com — "You can call him 'Smith.'" - Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., about D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals nominee Sri Srinivasan, to Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. Reid had said of Schumer: "He's Harvard-educated, so he can say his last name. Not me. I'm struggling with his last name."
Reid says he didn't go to Harvard like Schumer so he can't pronounce "Sri Srinivasan." "You can call him 'Smith,'" says Schumer. #America
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