US Capitol Fast Facts
Here’s some background information about the US Capitol. Located at 100 Constitution Avenue NW in Washington, DC, it is the meeting place of the US Congress.
Other Facts
Throughout history, the US Capitol has been destroyed by fire, reconstructed, expanded and restored.
Each chamber has a sergeant at arms who serves as the chief law enforcement officer and protocol officer.
The Dome is 8,909,200 pounds of cast-iron with 108 windows and was constructed between 1855 and 1866. The statue at the top of dome is the Statue of Freedom.
National Statuary Hall used to be the chambers for the House of Representatives, called the Old Hall of the House (1809-1857). The hall holds 100 of the Capitol’s collection of statues of notable citizens in US history, two per state.
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By Ilana Mercer | March 5, 2021 | 11:32am EST
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gives a speech. (Photo credit: Getty/Ole Jensen)
The media scrum framed the Trump impeachment circus, round II, as an emotional affair.
Headlines homed in on the emotion surrounding the trial. It Tears at Your Heart. Democrats Make an Emotional Case to Senators and America Against Trump, blared one of many hackneyed screamers, this one from Time.com.
The case made by the managers “was both meticulous and emotional, came the repetitive refrain.
Democrat Jamie Raskin, a representative from Maryland and a lead impeachment manager, choked up as he related what to him was a heartbreaking tidbit: His (privileged) daughter expressed fear of visiting the Capitol again, presumably because of the Jan. 6 fracas. That made Jamie cry. And when Jamie Raskin cries, normies outside Rome-on-the-Potomac laugh. Uproariously.