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Ghost town: Capitol Hill edition

A sign in front of Cups & Company is pictured in Russell Building during congressional recess on Thursday, August 29, 2019. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

By Nathan Ouellette

Posted August 30, 2019 at 5:00am

August recess is drawing to a close, and we found ourselves wondering just how empty the Capitol is while all the members and staffers are gone.

Watch CQ Roll Call’s Deputy Editor Jason Dick look for signs of life in a mostly empty Capitol complex.

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