Congress Facts

Former U.S. Congressman John Jenrette and his wife Rita had sex on the steps of the Capitol Building during a break in a late-night Congressional session in 1980.

The senator had shut down every witness all morning. Fred Rogers had 6 minutes to save $20 million in PBS funding. No charts. No statistics. No prepared speech. He sat down and read a children's song about managing anger to a room full of politicians who wanted to go home. The senator went quiet. Then he said: "Looks like you just earned the $20 million."