“You Are Where You Sit”: Republicans Surrender Prime Office Space To Incoming Dems...

The New York Times Carl Hulse November 22, 2006 05:14 PM

Forget those pesky leadership fights. The folks who run Congress are now getting down to what really matters on Capitol Hill: dividing up the office space.
In something of a break with recent tradition, the incoming Democratic speaker, Nancy Pelosi of California, is planning to expropriate the second-floor suite of offices now occupied by the current speaker, J. Dennis Hastert -- a handful of rooms providing a spectacular view of the Mall.

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