AinDiab

AinDiab t1_iy93i82 wrote

Yep, that's right. We're just talking about two different things.

To visit the Senate gallery (located in the Capitol building) you need the gallery pass, so you should be good to do that.

To attend a committee hearing (located in Senate office buildings) as the original commenter suggested is much more difficult.

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AinDiab t1_iy90obr wrote

Certainly that's the case for visiting the Senate gallery, but to get into Senate office buildings (where committee hearing rooms are), you'll need to be escorted by a Senate staffer, which may be quite tough to arrange.

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AinDiab t1_iy8yygl wrote

Visitors still need to be escorted into Senate office buildings so they would need to get a staffer from an office to bring them in and then escort them out if they want to see a hearing. That would probably be pretty tough particularly since they are not a constituent of any Senator.

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