Close Up Students Meet With Senators, Congressman

Clearwater and Orchard students are taking on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. as part of the Close Up program.

On Wednesday, the students met with Congressman Adrian Smith and senators Ben Sasse and Deb Fischer. The students visited the Nebraska Breakfast as part of the Close Up program.

"I'm thankful that these students were up early to join us at the Nebraska Breakfast," said Sasse. "Hopefully their firsthand look at Capitol Hill proves to be a valuable experience." 

The Wednesday morning Nebraska Breakfast began after U.S. Senator Hugh Butler initiated a weekly informal meeting of the Nebraska delegation to discuss legislation in 1943. Members of the delegation began inviting guests, and soon a tradition was born. The Nebraska Breakfast is the oldest ongoing gathering of its kind on Capitol Hill. All Nebraskans visiting Washington D.C. and their guests are invited to attend and visit with their Congressional delegation.