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Justin Papp

From cuts to candles, this Capitol barber has made her mark - Roll Call

It’s been a while since David Bowman worked at the Capitol, and yet he finds himself back there every couple of weeks, seated in a chair at the House barbershop.

“He comes in and he gets on my nerves,” laughed Veronica Baugh, known to many around the Hill as Ms. V, as she took clippers to his hair on a recent Friday. 

“I don’t let everybody at my hair. I’m very particular, and she’s able to deal with me,” said Bowman, over the hum of the electric blade and R&B music playing softly. 

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