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...
January 25, 201612:35 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.