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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree
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Senate session begins with a message from the President announcing the death of former President George H.W. Bush
By unanimous consent, the Senate has approved resolutions allowing use of the Rotunda & the Lincoln Catafalque for the Lying in State honors for Bush 41
Majority Leader McConnell's voice cracked slightly at times as he paid tribute to George H.W. Bush. "George Bush stayed the course."
The House has now approved both Senate resolutions to use the Rotunda & the Lincoln Catafalque for the Lying in State ceremonies
The hearse is now going from Joint Base Andrews to the US Capitol. The casket will enter the Rotunda at 5 pm. The media and military waiting outside now
The hearse is almost here
President Bush 43 and his wife leading the Bush family into the Capitol
My view courtesy of @ChadPergram
Band plays the slow version of Hail to the Chief
The casket going up the center steps of the Capitol
Reporters, security, Capitol workers all trying to get a look at history
The casket of the 41st President has now been placed on the same funeral platform first used after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln
The historic scene in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda honoring the late President George H.W. Bush
There were 9 Supreme Court Justices there - but one was retired Justice Kennedy - Justice Ginsberg was not. Here is the photo again.
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