Congress returned to Washington after a lengthy summer recess. CQ Roll Call photojournalists were back in action as well, capturing the images of Congress being Congress.
Senate appointee George S. Helmy, left, embraces fellow New Jersey Democrat Sen. Cory Booker while waiting for Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., to arrive for his photo-op with Helmy in the Capitol on Monday. Helmy was appointed to take the seat of Democrat Bob Menendez, who resigned. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)From left, Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., and Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., conduct a news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center on Tuesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
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