US Capital Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony
The U.S. Capitol Christmas tree is illuminated following the U.S. Capitol Christmas tree lighting ceremony on the West Front of the Capitol, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) (Mark Schiefelbein, Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
Speaker Mike Johnson hosts the annual U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony.
The Speaker will be joined by the Nevada Congressional Delegation, the state the tree came from, at the ceremony on the West Front Lawn of the U.S. Capitol.
The lawmakers will be joined by Thomas Austin, Architect of the Capitol, Chief Tom Schultz, U.S. Forest Service, and Grady Armstrong, Youth Tree Lighter and Fourth Grade Student from Virginia City, Nevada.
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