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The iconic US Capitol, which houses the two chambers of Congress, reopened to the public on January 3, 2023. The order to close it to outside visitors came in March 2020 at the behest of then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) amid the hurried national lockdown surrounding Covid. In the almost three years since that time, only members of Congress, their staffs, or those on official business were allowed inside the Capitol or its adjoining Congressional Office Buildings. Constituents were not allowed to visit the offices of their representatives and the popular tours of the historic structure were banned. Moreover, members of Congress could join meetings by teleconferencing and could vote by proxy. Enjoying that convenience, a number of members of Congress often voted remotely from their home districts or even while overseas on vacation.

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