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Capitol Lens | Pipes of peace

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By Tom Williams

Posted September 11, 2026 at 5:02pm

From left, former Reps. Tim Roemer, D-Ind. (behind the piper), Jane Harman, D-Calif., and Charlie Dent, R-Pa., walk in procession to the House steps of the Capitol on Friday for a ceremony with the Association of Former Members of Congress to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Also seen in the background are, from left, former Rep. Susan W. Brooks, R-Ind., Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Md, and former Rep. Derek Kilmer, D-Wash.

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