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Senate Extras

Here are some things you may not know about the United States Senate and the Congress. For more interesting Senate facts, visit the Senate Extras section of the High School Page.

Lots of Senate history is recorded in the desks Senators sit in on the floor.

 

 

 

 

Many famous people have been buried in the Congressional Cemetery.

 

 

 

 

Why do clocks in the Senate have lights on them? Find out how the series of legislative buzzers works.