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Feb. 23, 2021

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U.S. House and Senate leaders led a moment of silence on the steps of the U.S. Capitol for the 500,000 U.S. COVID-19 deaths.
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Electric candles await a bipartisan group of members Congress for a moment of silence honoring the 500,000 U.S. COVID-19 deaths today by the east front steps of the Capitol in Washington.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., center left, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., center right, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., right of Schumer, and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., left of Pelosi, with bipartisan members of the House and Senate, hold a moment of silence for 500,000 U.S. COVID-19 deaths, today on the steps of the Capitol in Washington.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., center left, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., center right, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., right of Schumer, and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., left of Pelosi, with bipartisan members of the House and Senate, hold a moment of silence for 500,000 U.S. COVID-19 deaths, today on the steps of the Capitol in Washington.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., center left, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., center right, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., right of Schumer, and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., left of Pelosi, with bipartisan members of the House and Senate, hold a moment of silence for 500,000 U.S. COVID-19 deaths, today on the steps of the Capitol in Washington.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., center left, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., center right, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., right of Schumer, and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., left of Pelosi, with bipartisan members of the House and Senate, hold a moment of silence for 500,000 U.S. COVID-19 deaths, today on the steps of the Capitol in Washington.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., center left, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., center right, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., right of Schumer, and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., left of Pelosi, with bipartisan members of the House and Senate, hold a moment of silence for 500,000 U.S. COVID-19 deaths, today on the steps of the Capitol in Washington.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., center left, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., center right, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., right of Schumer, and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., left of Pelosi, with bipartisan members of the House and Senate, hold a moment of silence for 500,000 U.S. COVID-19 deaths, today on the steps of the Capitol in Washington.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., center left, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., center right, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., right of Schumer, and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., left of Pelosi, with bipartisan members of the House and Senate, hold a moment of silence for 500,000 U.S. COVID-19 deaths, today on the steps of the Capitol in Washington.
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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., pauses during a moment of silence for 500,000 U.S. COVID-19 deaths, today in Washington.
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A bipartisan group of members of the House and Senate, walk back up the steps of the Capitol after holding a moment of silence for 500,000 U.S. COVID-19 deaths, today in Washington.
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