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Photos of the day: Paris in Washington

By Tom Williams and Bill Clark
Posted October 20, 2021 at 4:39pm

Social media celebrity and heiress Paris Hilton visited the Capitol on Wednesday.

She appeared alongside Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., institutional abuse survivors and child welfare advocates at a press conference and later lobbied members on legislation that would establish a bill of rights for children placed in congregate care facilities.

Paris Hilton participated in a news conference Wednesday at the Capitol on legislation to establish a bill of rights for children placed in congregate care facilities. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Paris Hilton stopped to pose for photographers in the crypt area of the Capitol as she walked over to the House side for a meeting Wednesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

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