Capitol Tourists Jump for Joy – Roll Call

Capitol Tourists Jump for Joy

(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

By Jason Dick

Posted January 2, 2014 at 1:02pm

Ah, tourists. Sometimes they really are the lifeblood of the city. With Congress still in recess and many staffers using vacation time until things heat back up on Jan. 6, these visitors, spotted jumping for a photo on the East Front, injected a little life into an otherwise quiet Capitol campus on Thursday.

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