01/08/2019
Fox’s Chad Pergram talks about the latest freshman class of lawmakers in today’s “Speaker’s Lobby.”
I�m Chad Pergram with the Speaker�s Lobby.
Congratulations, new members of the House and Senate.
You are no longer Washington outsiders.
You are now incumbents.
Are you part of the �swamp?� The �deep state?� The �establishment?� Unclear.
But you are most certainly now �inside the Beltway.�
Most who come to Washington contend they won�t �go native.� There�s merit in that.
But consider this quotation from Katharine Graham, the longtime publisher of the Washington Post: �When it comes to Washington, most people tend to think first of politics. But Washington is also a geographic and physical place. It is, for instance, one of the few cities in the world where you can talk endlessly about trees.�
The House is host to a prodigiously�large class. Such big classes are prone to greenhorn mistakes.
Everything from minor stumbles to major scandals.
And it�s hard for freshmen to get attention.
Especially those not named New York Democrat�Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
One surefire way to garner press? Just hours after you�re sworn-in, use a profane pronoun when referring to the President of the United States.
With the Speaker�s Lobby, Chad Pergram. Fox News.
