WASHINGTON — Even by the standards of Capitol Hill, where the bonds of friendship form quickly and endure, the four Republican freshmen from South Carolina stand out.
Even by the standards of Capitol Hill, where ambitious and awkward young people are thrust together in cramped workplaces and crowded bars, the nuptial output of Senator Charles E. Schumer's office stands out.
Recent media reports, including one on "60 Minutes" this month, have highlighted the potential conflicts and loose standards on Capitol Hill related to the guarding of market-moving information.
After leaving the group in 1944, she recorded a series of pop standards for Capitol Records and Columbia Records.
Yet such are the standards on Capitol Hill that just the announcement of this tiny, fractional step was greeted by many as a breakthrough.
They were the gold standard of lobbying, Capitol Hill access".
Ryan's attempt to cadge goodies for his constituents from a program he had voted against was a form of hypocrisy that is absolutely standard procedure on Capitol Hill.
The fact that this isn't standard practice on Capitol Hill is alarming, to say the least.
C-Span does not receive ratings from the industry standard-bearer, Nielsen, so Capitol Hill press secretaries and callers to "Washington Journal" have had to guess about how many people watch the suite of noncommercial channels.
While just five miles (8 km) from the capitol, the standard of living the men were used to had changed dramatically, as their usual foodstuffs were replaced with beef steak, dry bread, and coffee.
