The actress Jessica Alba walks through the Capitol for several meetings with various senators, including Minority Leader Harry Reid. Alba was lobbying legislators for stronger chemical protections in consumer products. (The Hill)
06/18/2016
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), the chairman of the Senate Armed Forces Committee, waits to address reporters as the Senate votes on defense spending. McCain’s amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act passed overwhelmingly. But a related, integral appropriations bill failed due to Democratic objections over the mechanisms used to fund the Pentagon as well as the continuation of sequestration caps on discretionary spending. (The Hill)
06/18/2016
House members and senators from both parties and their staffers gathered on the west lawn outside the Capitol to hold a prayer circle in remembrance of the victims of the Charleston, S.C. shootings that occurred the evening before. (The Hill)
06/18/2016
Sen. Cory Booker returns to the Capitol following a prayer vigil held on the west lawn in honor of the Charleston, S.C. shooting victims. (The Hill)
06/18/2016
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks with an aide following a rally he led on protecting individual pensions and promoting retirement security for elderly Americans. (The Hill)
06/18/2016
Sen. Mark Warner arrives at the hallway outside the Senate chamber doors as senators prepared to hold several votes related to the National Defense Authorization Act. (The Hill)
06/18/2016
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) holds her weekly press conference as the House begins a series of votes on the Obama Administration’s request for fast-track authority to negotiate the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact. A week earlier, Pelosi and a majority of Democrats were successful in blocking the trade bills, but Republicans pushed forward in their efforts to get legislation to President Obama’s desk. (The Hill)
