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Capitol Hill office workers take their lunch break on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol Building on a pleasant spring day, Washington, D.C., Monday, May 5, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Capitol Hill office workers take their lunch break on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol Building on a pleasant spring day, Washington, D.C., Monday, May 5, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Capitol Hill office workers take their lunch break on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol Building on a pleasant spring day, Washington, D.C., Monday, May 5, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A statue of President George Washington can be seen through scaffolding in the U.S. Capitol Dome Rotunda which is set to reopen to the public after completion of the safety netting installation as the Dome Restoration Project begins at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Five layers of safety netting is being installed to protect against falling debris from the Rotunda during a restoration project on the Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times) (andrew harnik/the washington times)

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A statue of President George Washington can be seen through scaffolding in the U.S. Capitol Dome Rotunda which is set to reopen to the public after completion of the safety netting installation as the Dome Restoration Project begins at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Five layers of safety netting is being installed to protect against falling debris from the Rotunda during a restoration project on the Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Netting can be seen during a briefing for media on the reopening of the U.S. Capitol Dome Rotunda after completion of the safety netting installation as the Dome Restoration Project begins at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Five layers of safety netting is being installed to protect against falling debris from the Rotunda during a restoration project on the Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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The Architect of the Capitol Stephen T. Ayers points to an image of what the dome will look like during the Dome Restoration Project at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Five layers of safety netting is being installed to protect against falling debris from the Rotunda during a restoration project on the Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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The Architect of the Capitol Stephen T. Ayers speaks during a briefing for media on the reopening of the U.S. Capitol Dome Rotunda after completion of the safety netting installation as the Dome Restoration Project begins at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Five layers of safety netting is being installed to protect against falling debris from the Rotunda during a restoration project on the Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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The Architect of the Capitol Stephen T. Ayers speaks during a briefing for media on the reopening of the U.S. Capitol Dome Rotunda after completion of the safety netting installation as the Dome Restoration Project begins at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Five layers of safety netting is being installed to protect against falling debris from the Rotunda during a restoration project on the Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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The Architect of the Capitol Stephen T. Ayers speaks during a briefing for media on the reopening of the U.S. Capitol Dome Rotunda after completion of the safety netting installation as the Dome Restoration Project begins at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Five layers of safety netting is being installed to protect against falling debris from the Rotunda during a restoration project on the Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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An "X" marks the spot where the exact center of the U.S. Capitol Rotunda is as the Dome Restoration Project begins at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Five layers of safety netting is being installed to protect against falling debris from the Rotunda during a restoration project on the Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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News photographers and videographers photograph the netting hanging over the U.S. Capitol Dome Rotunda as the Dome Restoration Project begins at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Five layers of safety netting is being installed to protect against falling debris from the Rotunda during a restoration project on the Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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News photographers and videographers photograph the netting hanging over the U.S. Capitol Dome Rotunda as the Dome Restoration Project begins at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Five layers of safety netting is being installed to protect against falling debris from the Rotunda during a restoration project on the Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Scaffolding covers artwork in the U.S. Capitol Dome Rotunda which is set to reopen to the public after completion of the safety netting installation as the Dome Restoration Project begins at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Five layers of safety netting is being installed to protect against falling debris from the Rotunda during a restoration project on the Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A statue of President George Washington can be seen through scaffolding in the U.S. Capitol Dome Rotunda which is set to reopen to the public after completion of the safety netting installation as the Dome Restoration Project begins at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Five layers of safety netting is being installed to protect against falling debris from the Rotunda during a restoration project on the Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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The Architect of the Capitol Stephen T. Ayers speaks during a briefing for media on the reopening of the U.S. Capitol Dome Rotunda after completion of the safety netting installation as the Dome Restoration Project begins at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Five layers of safety netting is being installed to protect against falling debris from the Rotunda during a restoration project on the Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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The Architect of the Capitol Stephen T. Ayers speaks during a briefing for media on the reopening of the U.S. Capitol Dome Rotunda after completion of the safety netting installation as the Dome Restoration Project begins at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Five layers of safety netting is being installed to protect against falling debris from the Rotunda during a restoration project on the Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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The Architect of the Capitol Stephen T. Ayers speaks during a briefing for media on the reopening of the U.S. Capitol Dome Rotunda after completion of the safety netting installation as the Dome Restoration Project begins at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Five layers of safety netting is being installed to protect against falling debris from the Rotunda during a restoration project on the Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)