{"id":853037,"date":"2021-10-06T14:29:16","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T18:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=853037"},"modified":"2021-10-06T14:29:19","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T18:29:19","slug":"republican-senator-to-hold-bipawtisan-dog-costume-party-on-capitol-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-senator-to-hold-bipawtisan-dog-costume-party-on-capitol-hill\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican Senator To Hold \u2018Bipawtisan\u2019 Dog Costume Party On Capitol Hill"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublican-senator-to-hold-bipawtisan-dog-costume-party-on-capitol-hill%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=853037&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1233586040.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>We all need a break from partisan political bickering. On Capitol Hill, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) is giving staffers and politicians just that by bringing back his annual \u201cbipawtisan\u201d dog costume parade.<\/p>\n<p>People <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/politics\/republican-senator-hosting-annual-bipawtisan-dog-party\/\">reported<\/a> that Tillis started the annual event in 2017 but had to pause (paws?) it in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSenator Tillis has always had a very dog-friendly office and may have 2-5 dogs come in any given day,\u201d a spokesperson Tillis told People. \u201cIn that spirit, Senator Tillis hosted the first Bipawtisan Halloween Dog Parade in 2017 so members of Congress and staffers on both sides of the aisle could come together for a cause everyone can unite for: dogs in costumes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the outlet reported, the parade will take place on October 27, starting in the Dirksen Senate Office Building and ending in the atrium of the Hart Senate Office Building. An invite for the event says that \u201cAll dogs &amp; humans are welcome &amp; encouraged to wear costumes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMembers of Congress weren\u2019t in session in 2018, so he hosted his second event in 2019 that was a huge success and grew from the hallway outside our office to the Hart Atrium,\u201d the senator\u2019s spokesman told the outlet. \u201cUnfortunately, Senator Tillis was forced to cancel last year due to COVID, so he is excited to host his third Bipawtisan Halloween Party on October 27th&nbsp;and invites everyone on Capitol Hill to join.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, Tillis released a statement about the event that emphasized its bipartisan nature.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone thinks we all hate each other and we just came up with the idea that if you\u2019ve got a dog, you\u2019re a good person,\u201d Tillis said at the time. \u201cOn any given day, I\u2019ve got two or three dogs running loose in my office. They can join the pack.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tillis\u2019 Twitter account shared video from the parade in 2019, showing a wide range of costumes (this author\u2019s favorites: The Ty Beanie Baby and the little aviator), including some pups dressed as politicians. It\u2019s also clear from the video that Tillis started this event so he could pet all the doggos.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"5.4210526315789\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Always love hosting the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bipawtisan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bipawtisan<\/a> dog costume parade every Halloween! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HappyHalloween?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HappyHalloween<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2zQf9mD6fe\">pic.twitter.com\/2zQf9mD6fe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Thom Tillis (@SenThomTillis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenThomTillis\/status\/1190045324578045953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Tillis\u2019 own dog, Mitch, was unable to attend the 2019 parade, but the senator\u2019s wife Susan posted a photo of him dressed as Iron Man to mark the occasion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMitch hated to miss the bipawtisan parade on Capitol Hill today but he did dress up for the occasion as his favorite superhero,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"6.8609865470852\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Mitch hated to miss the bipawtisan parade on Capitol Hill today but he did dress up for the occasion as his favorite superhero. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bipawtisan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bipawtisan<\/a> \ud83d\udc3e\ud83d\udc3e <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hO2xzs6UGV\">pic.twitter.com\/hO2xzs6UGV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Susan Tillis (@susantillis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/susantillis\/status\/1189980366771281921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Tillis regularly posts about his dogs on social media. In January 2020, he posted photos and a video of his and staffers\u2019 dogs in the office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Tillis office dogs are in full force this Friday! Mitch Tillis,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/teenietinytilly\/\">@teenietinytilly<\/a>, Freddie &amp; Bonnie and Blarney!\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B7b5zw2HHcA\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" readability=\"-7.75\"><\/blockquote>\n<p>The pets of Congress is a running source of entertainment for many inside the Beltway. In 2017, the Federal News Network <a href=\"https:\/\/federalnewsnetwork.com\/congress\/2017\/09\/photos-cats-dogs-and-congress\/slide\/1\/\">posted<\/a> photos of members of the House and Senate and their pets. And not everyone owns dogs, many lawmakers own cats as well. And though former President Donald Trump famously eschewed pets in the White House, many presidents have also had pets, including President Joe Biden\u2019s German shepherds, President Barack Obama\u2019s Portuguese Water dogs, and President George W. Bush\u2019s Scottish terriers.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all need a break from partisan political bickering. On Capitol Hill, Sen. 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