Photos of the Week: Hot dishes, tulips and high fives

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Photos of the Week: Hot dishes, tulips and high fives

The week of April 12 as captured by Roll Call’s photographers

Tulips bloom on the West Front of the Capitol on Monday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams

Posted April 12, 2019 at 11:10am

Congress is heading out of town for its two-week April recess, but members had an eventful week before they hit the road.

Spring entered full bloom as Minnesota members enjoyed delicious hotdishes during their annual cooking competition, and Democrats pow-wowed in Leesburg, Virginia, for their retreat — with some celebrity guests.

Here’s the entire week in photos.

UNITED STATES - APRIL 9: Attorney General William Barr is greeted by full committee chair Rep. Nita Lowey, D-N.Y., before a House Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing in Rayburn Building on the Department of Justice's budget request for Fiscal Year 2020 Tuesday, April 9, 2019. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) — Attorney General William Barr is greeted by House Appropriations Chairwoman Nita Lowey, D-N.Y., before a House Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing in Rayburn Building on the Department of Justice’s budget request for Fiscal Year 2020 on Tuesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

UNITED STATES - APRIL 9: From left, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., and Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., react as the uncover hot dish entries at the annual Minnesota Congressional Delegation Hotdish Competition on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) — From left, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., and Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., react as they uncover hot dish entries at the annual Minnesota Congressional Delegation Hotdish Competition on Tuesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

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UNITED STATES - APRIL 9: From left, Reps. Kelly Armstrong, R-N.D., Mark Green, R-Tenn., and Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, are seen during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing in Rayburn Building titled — From left, Reps. Kelly Armstrong, R-N.D., Mark Green, R-Tenn., and Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, talk during the House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on climate change and national security on Tuesday. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is seen on a monitor questioning witnesses former Sens. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., and John Kerry, D-Mass., (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

UNITED STATES - APRIL 9: IRS Commissioner Charles P. Rettig, left, talks with Chairman Mike Quigley, D-Ill., during a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government hearing in Rayburn Building on the IRS's budget request for Fiscal Year 2020 on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) — IRS Commissioner Charles P. Rettig, left, talks with Chairman Mike Quigley, D-Ill., during the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government hearing on the IRS’s budget request for Fiscal Year 2020 on Tuesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

UNITED STATES - APRIL 10: Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., conduct an event to introduce the — Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., participate in the press conference to introduce the “Medicare for All Act of 2019″ in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Wednesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

rUNITED STATES - APRIL 10: Michael Corbat, left, CEO of Citigroup, and Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, testify during a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Rayburn Building titled — Michael Corbat, left, CEO of Citigroup, and Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, testify during the House Financial Services Committee hearing on “Holding Megabanks Accountable: A Review of Global Systemically Important Banks 10 years after the Financial Crisis,” on Wednesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

UNITED STATES - APRIL 10: House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., chats with reporters at the end of the House Democrats' 2019 Issues Conference opening press conference at the Landsdowne Resort and Spa in Leesburg, Va., on Wednesday, April 10, 2019. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) — House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., chats with reporters at the end of the House Democrats’ 2019 Issues Conference opening press conference at the Landsdowne Resort and Spa in Leesburg, Va., on Wednesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

UNITED STATES - APRIL 10: Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., gives model Chrissy Teigen and her husband and singer John Legend high fives on stage at the end of the dinner program at the House Democrats' 2019 Issues Conference at the Landsdowne Resort and Spa in Leesburg, Va., on Wednesday, April 10, 2019. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) — Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., gives model Chrissy Teigen and her husband and singer John Legend high fives on stage at the end of the dinner program at the House Democrats’ 2019 Issues Conference at the Landsdowne Resort and Spa in Leesburg, Va., on Wednesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

rUNITED STATES - APRIL 11: Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., talks with the media at the House Democrats' 2019 Issues Conference at the Lansdowne Resort and Spa in Leesburg, Va., on Thursday, April 11, 2019. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) — Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., talks with reporters in the media filing center at the House Democrats’ 2019 Issues Conference at the Lansdowne Resort and Spa in Leesburg, Va., on Thursday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

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