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Lobbyists looking to ice lawmakers

Congressional Hockey Challenge includes players from several associations O'Neill Sean O'Neill grew up in Buffalo, N.Y., where kids are born "with hockey sticks in our hands." Mark Peterson lived next to an outdoor rink in Hutchinson, Minn. "We'd walk across the street and skate until our noses froze," he said. Both now play in adult leagues, and both will be hoping to score victory over lawmakers and staff in the fifth annual Congressional Hockey Challenge, set for April 27 at Verizon Center. "You can take out a little of your frustration on the rink—a jab here, a jab there," joked O'Neill, director of congressional relations at Associated General Contractors of… Read More