Photo of the day: Snow day

Heard on the Hill

Photo of the day: Snow day

By Bill Clark

Posted December 16, 2020 at 1:29pm

As Indiana Sen. Mike Braun gets into a car Wednesday, the Senate side of the Capitol is reflected in its sideview mirror.

Snow from Winter Storm Gail began to fall in Washington as lawmakers remain in the capital working on legislation to fund the government ahead of a Friday deadline.

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