After breakfast we went on a tour of Capitol Hill. Although the tour was fairly standard we did come in a different door which allowed a better view than I have ever had of the Capitol and the Mall. Three Congressman spoke to our group about legislation they are working on right now. The best comment was from Rep. Flake (R-AR), I believe, when he said that when Congress acts quickly or unanimously it usually messes up. He cited the federalization of airport screeners and Sarbanes-Oxley as two examples, of reactionary and flawed legislation.
Our adhesive nametags that allowed us to be in the Capitol turned a different color (from white to blue) when we exited the building. Apparently the nametags are sensitive to sunlight and indicate to security that a person should not be back in the building. I need to do more research on this.