Congress Dedicates Lincoln Room

Rep. Darin LaHood and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi in front of the Lincoln Room. Photo (c) Bruce Guthrie

On Wednesday, May 1st, 2019, the Congress officially dedicated a historic room off of National Statuary Hall to Abraham Lincoln. During the 115th Congress, then-Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana unofficially named the room after our 16th President and began displaying Lincoln memorabilia therein. During the 2018 observation of the Illinois Bicentennial, Representatives Raja Krishnamoorthi […]

Campbell Speaks at AALU Town Hall

Campbell Speaks at AALU Town Hall

On Tuesday, April 30th, 2019, United States Capitol Historical Society (USCHS) President Jane L. Campbell spoke in a town hall during the Association for Advanced Life Underwriting (AALU) Annual Meeting. The Capitol Hill Club fly-in, held as part of the Annual Meeting, gives participants the opportunity to meet with their Members of Congress and staff […]

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