Photos: Freshman Welcome Week

Sen. Jerry Moran, K-Kan., brings a cake reading "Under New Management" to the Republican senate luncheons in the Capitol. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor

Posted November 14, 2014 at 3:53pm

From showing Cornell University’s mascot the whole kingdom to kissing constituents, it was an eventful first week for many freshman on the Hill. Check out Roll Call’s photos of the week taken by Bill Clark and Tom Williams.

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