Congress is in during the snow storm that is expected to bring several inches of snow to D.C. (and much more in the outlying areas). Appropriators are negotiating a 12-bill omnibus to keep the government open past a Friday deadline.As Washington awaits news of a government funding plan, some in the city have taken to the Capitol grounds for the ever-popular sledding on the West Front.Here’s the snow day in photos:Kids and adults sled down the hill on the west side of the Capitol during the snow storm in Washington on Wednesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)The Capitol is framed by snow covered branches on Wednesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)Snow Day in Washington: Sledders, Cancelled Events and Waiting for the Omnibus[jwp-video n="1"]A more-than-six-foot tall snowman stands on the west side of the Capitol. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)A tourist takes a selfie in front of the Capitol during the snow storm. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)Visitors wait in a long line in the snow to enter the Hart Senate Office Building on Wednesday morning. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)With only two entrances open to the Hart and Dirksen office buildings on Capitol Hill, the business-as-usual mantra that Congress has adopted this snow storm was not so usual. People waited in a long line to enter the Hart building.Tourists walk down the stairs to the Capitol Visitor Center entrance during the snow storm in Washington on Wednesday morning. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
