It is said that the pandemic changed everything. Except for a chaotic December on Capitol Hill. The same things happen every Christmas.
People trim their tree.They bake cookies. And yes, they even sing carols – if, during a COVID Christmas, by Zoom. But in December on Capitol Hill, there is always the possibility of a government shutdown or some other calamity that threatens to disrupt Christmas.
The 2020 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree is lit after a ceremony on the West Front of Capitol Hill in Washington, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., Wednesday, Dec.
2, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) The government is slated to run out of operating funds at 11:59:59 p.m. ET on Dec. 11. Congressional leaders and appropriators are rushing to.