Capitol Lens | On reflection – Roll Call

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Capitol Lens | On reflection

(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

By Bill Clark

Posted September 30, 2025 at 5:05pm

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer is reflected on the marble top of a desk in the Senate Reception Room in the Capitol on Tuesday as he exits the Senate Democrats’ luncheon meeting. The clock is ticking on a government shutdown due to a lapse in funding.

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