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A ceremony was held to unveil the Senate Leadership Portrait of Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), who was retiring after serving 30 years in the Senate. The portrait, which would han…

Congressional leaders and Secretary of State John Kerry dedicated a bust of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Roger Daltrey, leader singer of the band the Who, sang “Won’t Get…

Vice President Biden joined congressional Democrats on the East Front steps of the U.S. Capitol urging Republicans to take action on Zika funding, the Merrick Garland Supreme Court nominatio…

Congressional leaders presented the Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borinqueneers. The regiment was composed of Puerto Rican service members and…

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), and congressional Democrats held a news conference to call on their Republican colleagues to approve emer…

2015 marked the 50th anniversary of the 1965 Civil Rights Selma marches that motivated the Voting Rights Act of 1965. In commemoration of the protestors, or “foot soldiers,” the Office of th…

Congress awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol in recognition of their “military service and exemplary record during World War II.” Former …

House and Senate leaders posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to the victims of the 1963 16th St. Baptist Church bombing. On September 15, 1963, shortly after the March on Washi…

Members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives held an event honoring former astronauts John Glenn, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin with the Congressional Gold Meda…

House and Senate leaders held a ceremony to award the Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of the Monuments Men, a group of men and women who protected and recovered historical sites and …

Former Senator Edward William Brooke was honored as the first African American to be elected by popular vote to the United States Senate, where he represented Massachusetts as a Republican …

President Obama and congressional leaders spoke at a ceremony in Emancipation Hall to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 13th Amendment, which formally abolished sl…

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) met with reporters following the House 266-167 vote in favor of the two-year, $18 billion budget deal t…

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), and other Senate Democrats spoke with reporters about congressional budget negotiations. Topics included …

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) spoke to reporters following a meeting with President Obama on the upcoming September 30 budget deadlin…

House and Senate leaders spoke at an official commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the start of the Vietnam War in the Capitol Visitor Center. They were joined by Defense Secretary Ashto…

House and Senate leaders held a ceremony to award the Congressional Gold Medal to professional golfer Jack Nicklaus in recognition of his many contributions to the game of golf and his servi…

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), and other House and Senate Democrats spoke to reporters about job creation, Export-Import Bank reauthoriz…

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) briefed reporters and responded to questions on the status of Homeland Security funding, which was set …

House and Senate leaders honored the fallen heroes of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks by presenting a Congressional Gold Medal to each of the memorial sites. The medals were accept…