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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A snowman with a pretend NSA (National Security Agency) badge and a coffee cup stands in Lafayette Square Park, across from the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 25, 2016. East Coast residents who made the most of a paralyzing weekend blizzard face fresh challenges as the workweek begins: slippery roads, spotty transit service mounds of snow and closed schools and government offices.
(AP photo by Carolyn Kaster)
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.