Senate restaurant workers demand higher pay But that won't solve the bigger problem. Gladden's base salary is about $11 an hour, and he takes home only $360 dollars a week. Some of his colleagues in ...

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They grill burgers in the Senate basement. They wait tables in the senators-only dining room. And they fill coffee for lawmakers rushing to their morning committee hearings. But dozens of cafeteria ...

Midway through Gov. Dan McKee’s State of the State address, Senate President Dominick Ruggerio appeared to fall asleep in his seat at the rostrum – eyes closed, head in hand, not moving. It was an ...

The beloved bean soup has been served in the Senate Dining Room since 1903. It seems that we’re all turning to cozy soup and stew recipes these days, searching for a warm and hearty meal to provide ...

During an appearance on C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal” program, The Weekly Standard’s Bill Kristol said he was impressed with Rubio’s “rapport with the wait staff” and people who work in the kitchen in ...

Congress is an institution built on traditions: bean soup in the Senate cafeteria; two-century-old desks; strict legislative procedures. But during the presidency of Barack Obama, Congress has added ...