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Hill Flashback: Hello, Ladies

Wearing a bikini made of lettuce leaves, Playboy Magazine's Miss July 2002, Lauren Anderson, serves up a veggie dog to James P. Moran, D-Va., in front of the Rayburn House Office building. (Doug Graham/CQ Roll Call File Photo)
Wearing a bikini made of lettuce leaves, Playboy Magazine's Miss July 2002, Lauren Anderson, serves up a veggie dog to James P. Moran, D-Va., in front of the Rayburn House Office building. (Doug Graham/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

Majority Leader Harry Reid was a little disappointed he missed the crowning of Miss USA over the weekend.  

“I, along with all Nevada, congratulate Miss USA, Nia Sanchez, on her well-deserved victory,” Reid said. “I wish her the very best as she pursues the crown of Miss Universe and as she undertakes her duties as a global ambassador.”  

In light of Reid’s comments, Capitol Lens decided to dig into our archives to showcase congressmen enjoying sash-clad women around the Hill and on the road. Enjoy a few of the many moments Roll Call photographers caught members enjoying one of the “perks” of the job.  





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