Taxicab Confessions, D.C. Style

By Elizabeth Brotherton and Alison McSherry
Roll Call Staff

And now for a story that only could have happened in Washington.

HOH hears Rep. Michael McCaul recently was kind enough to share a cab on Capitol Hill with a group of strangers, a friendly gesture that doesn’t happen all that often in this hard-nosed town.

But that’s not the kicker.

When the Texas Republican exited the taxi, the group was so grateful that McCaul let them share his cab that it offered to pay the Congressman’s fare.

“No, I can’t let you do that,” the lawyer and politician replied. “I’m on the ethics committee.”