From left, acting Architect of the Capitol Stephen Ayers, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural...
From left, Sen. Bob Bennett, R-Utah, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., exam materials used to drive...
Actress Cheryl Hines, left, meets with Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., during a trip to the Hill to advocate for Medicaid services for people with...
Stephen Ayers, acting Architect of the Capitol, conducts a news conference in front on Emancipation Hall before a tour of the Capitol Visitor Center...
Acting Architect of the Capitol Stephen Ayers, testifies at a House Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on the progress of the Capitol Visitor Center.
Color Guard presents the Colors in Emancipation Hall during the opening ceremony of the Capitol Visitor Center, December 02, 2008.
Librarian of Congress James Billington, second from left, his wife Marjorie, Ford Peatross, Libraray of Congress, and Jo Ann Jenkins, COO, Library of...
Senate sergeant-at-arms Terrance Gainer, left, and former Capitol Police Chief Gary Abrecht greet former Sen. Tom Daschle, after the opening ceremony...
Army Master Sgt. Eric Johnson of Fort Myer, Va., listens to the Benediction during the opening ceremony of the Capitol Visitor Center in Emancipation...
Member of the American Youth Chorus and the Congressional Chorus, perform during the opening ceremony of the Capitol Visitor Center in Emancipation...
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks in front of a model of the Statue of Freedom at the opening ceremony of the Capitol Visitor Center in...
Capitol Police officer stands guard over the opening ceremony of the Capitol Visitor Center in Emancipation Hall, December 02, 2008.
KaiYanna Washington watches the opening ceremony of the Capitol Visitor Center in Emancipation Hall, December 02, 2008.
Capitol Police officers Marc Miles, left, and Jason Burnett, salute to colors during the National Anthem during the opening ceremony of the Capitol...
Color Guard waits to present the Colors in Emancipation Hall during the opening ceremony of the Capitol Visitor Center, December 02, 2008.
Acting Architect of the Capitol Stephen Ayers, left, and Bernard Ungar, testified at a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on the...
Alan Hantman, left, former Architect of the Capitol, talks with Stephen Ayers, acting Architect in Emancipation Hall before the opening ceremony of...
Acting Architect of the Capitol Stephen Ayers, right, talks with Senate Sergeant at Arms Terrance Gainer before a hearing on the management of the...
Acting Architect of the Capitol Stephen Ayers, left, testifies at a Legislative Branch Subcommittee hearing on the Architect of the Capitol's budget....
Acting Architect of the Capitol Stephen Ayers, right, greets Zach Wamp, R-Tenn., before a Legislative Branch Subcommittee hearing on the Capitol...
Acting Architect of the Capitol Stephen Ayers testifies at a Legislative Branch Subcommittee hearing on the Architect of the Capitol's budget.
Acting Architect of the Capitol Stephen Ayers testifies at a Legislative Branch Subcommittee hearing on the Architect of the Capitol's budget.
Ronald A. Sarasin, president of the U.S. Capitol Historical Society, presents Stephen Ayers, acting Architect of the Capitol, with the historical...
From left, acting Architect of the Capitol Stephen Ayers and Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., greet the Capitol Christmas Tree, a 70-foot-tall Subalpine Fir...
From left, Acting Architect of the Capitol Stephen Ayers talks about new energy efficient light fixtures as Kateri Callahan, president of the...
Acting Architect of the Capitol Stephen Ayers listens to testimony during the House Legislative Branch Subcommittee hearing on the Capitol Visitor...
Acting Architect of the Capitol Stephen Ayers speaks with U.S. Capitol Police Chief Phillip Morse as Terry Dorn, director of physical infrastructure...
Acting Architect of the Capitol Stephen Ayers listens to testimony during the House Legislative Branch Subcommittee hearing on the Capitol Visitor...
Acting Architect of the Capitol Stephen Ayers and U.S. Capitol Police Chief Phillip Morse testify during the House Appropriations Committee...
From right, Rep. James Langevin, D-R.I., speaks about the report on disability access to the Capitol as Chief Administrative Officer Dan Beard and...
Scott Smith, U.S. Capitol Power Plant worker, sits with a display of photos showing asbestos in the Capitol tunnels during the House Appropriations...
John Thayer, former supervisor of the Architect of the Capitol's Utility Tunnels Maintenance Crew, shows off his medical devices and medications...
John Thayer, former supervisor of the Architect of the Capitol's Utility Tunnels Maintenance Crew, shows off medical records relating to his exposure...
Chairman Wayne Allard, R-Co., at a Senate Appropriations Committee Legislative Branch Subcommittee hearing on the progress of the Capitol Visitor...
Architect of the Capitol Alan Hantman testifies at a Senate Appropriations Committee Legislative Branch Subcommittee hearing on the progress of the...
Architect of the Capitol Alan Hantman; Capitol Visitor Center Project Executive Robert Hixon, Jr.; and Stephen Ayers, chief operating officer for the...
Architect of the Capitol Alan Hantman prepares to testify at a Senate Appropriations Committee Legislative Branch Subcommittee hearing on the...
Architect of the Capitol Alan Hantman and Stephen Ayers, AIA, COO, testify at Senate Appropriations Committee Legislative Branch subcommittee hearing...
Quarterback Kevin Craft of the UCLA Bruins throws a pass over defensive end Robert Ayers and cornerback DeAngelo Willingham of the University of...
Members of the Vermont Congressional delegation, Sen. Patrick Leahy , Sen Bernard Sanders , and Rep. Peter Welch , join House Speaker Nancy Pelosi...
City archeologist Joe Bagley, left, and Executive Director & Vicar Stephen Ayers examine hardware found during an archeological dig in the crypt of...
Sen. John Hoeven, right, and Stephen Ayers, the Architect of the Capitol, chat during a briefing to assembled press on the progress of the U.S....
Stephen Ayers, left, the Architect of the Capitol, briefs assembled press on the progress of the U.S. Capitol Dome Restoration Project on November...
Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., reacts to the technique of Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., far left, and...
From left, Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., prepare for a...
From left, Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell,...
Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., center, reacts to the technique of Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., far...
From left, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and House Minority Leader Nancy...
Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, checks out progress before a First Nail Ceremony that...
From left, Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., chairman, of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., Senate...
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., arrive for a First Nail Ceremony that launches the...
From left, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, prepare for a First Nail Ceremony that...
From left, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, prepare for a First Nail Ceremony that...
From left, Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell,...
Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, checks out progress before a First Nail Ceremony that...
Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., reacts to the technique of Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., participates in...
Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., center, reacts to the technique of Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., far...
Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., greet workers after a First...
From left, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., arrive for a First Nail...
From left, Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell,...
