Save for laterRoll Call’s Heard on the Hill reporter Alex Gangitano gives the rundown of what she heard on the Hill, from Rick Perry breaking out his dancing boots on “Dancing with the Stars” to getting a sneak peak of the African American History Museum, which opens to the public on Sept. 24.
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Scott spoke about the Charleston church shooting earlier Tuesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
At 7:01 p.m., in the midst of a series of House votes, South Carolina Republican Mark Sanford led his colleagues in observing a moment of silence for the nine victims killed June 17 in the Charleston church massacre.
Sanford, a former governor of the state, was joined on the floor by fellow South Carolina Republicans Tim Scott and Lindsey Graham, who slipped over from the Senate after business had adjourned for the day.
