Pelosi, McConnell announce John Lewis will lie in State
By Zack Budryk - 07/23/20 07:24 PM EDT
The body of the late Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) will lie in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced Thursday.
An invitation-only arrival ceremony for the late congressman and civil rights leader will take place Monday at 1:30 p.m., and the public will be allowed to pay their respects Monday and Tuesday, according to congressional leaders. Lewis will lie in state at the top of the Capitol’s East Front Steps during the public viewing.
Anyone wishing to pay their respects will be required to wear masks in compliance with an order issued by Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D), while social distancing will be “strictly enforced†according to the announcement.
Lewis’s family has asked those wishing to pay their respects not to travel across the country, citing the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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