Historic snowstorm sets the stage for sledding on Capitol Hill

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Historic snowstorm sets the stage for sledding on Capitol Hill

Millions of Americans began digging out Sunday from a mammoth blizzard that set a new single-day snowfall record in Washington, D.C. Here's a glimpse of some of the...

January 25, 2016 12:35 pm

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The Capitol Dome during the winter snowstorm on Saturday, Jan. 23.

*(Photo by Web Editor Jory Heckman)*

Thanks to language in the fiscal year 2016 omnibus bill, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton’s (D-D.C.) non-enforcement provision of a Capitol Hill sledding ban allowed families in the Washington, D.C. area to enjoy the weekend blizzard conditions a little more.