[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 144 (Monday, September 14, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4648-S4649]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     RECOGNIZING THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE

  Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, this year, we celebrate 150 years of the 
Capitol Guide Service. Since 1876, Capitol guides have welcomed 
visitors to the U.S. Capitol and shared with them the history, art, and 
architecture that

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make this building a symbol of American democracy.
  Over the last 150 years, their uniforms have changed, but the mission 
of the Capitol guides remains the same. Generations of Americans have 
passed through this building and learned about our Nation and our 
government from the Capitol Guide Service. And thanks to these men and 
women, visitors from around the world can see and understand this 
building and the business of the American people being done within its 
walls.
  When the first guides began their tours in 1876, Constantino Brumidi 
was still at work, statues were still arriving from the States, and 
many States had not yet been admitted to the Union, my own included. 
The guides in this building are not only history-tellers; they are 
witnesses to history in the making. I congratulate them on 150 years of 
welcoming visitors to the Capitol, and I wish them the best in their 
continued service.

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