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Capitol Lens | Sneaker peak

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By Bill Clark

Posted June 21, 2023 at 2:44pm

Members of Congress show off their sneakers in the Capitol’s Will Rogers corridor on Wednesday in observance of the first ever Congressional Sneaker Day. Clockwise from bottom left are Massachusetts Sen. Edward J. Markey, Reps. Jared Moskowitz of Florida, Morgan McGarvey of Kentucky, Jasmine Crockett of Texas, George Santos of New York, Lori Chavez-DeRemer of Oregon and Melanie Stansbury of New Mexico.

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