Russell Senate Office Building — Local services in Washington

I know as a military veteran(USMC) who served in two combat tours during 2003-2007 that if not for these esteemed men and women I would not have the option of a higher education (College/University) that is being trampled on by the staff at my current College FSCJ in Jacksonville,Fl where I have been attending as a homeless student aspirating to one day be a Red Cross Emergency Response Coordinator and bring safety to places around the world and in the US by graduating with a Bachelors in Safety Management and GWE from the Fire Academy of the South (FSCJ). Amazing Heroes who never receive the credit they are due legislating and keeping our country by making laws that give Americans and future Americans the opportunity to pursue dreams that may never been anything but fantasies anywhere else in the world. Though due to discrimination against me my future is at stake along with those I may have the opportunity to prevent from dangers by what I may be able to do one day. I have still yet received benefits from a tragedy and wrongful discharge in the Marines in which I was a victim of abuse. I am thankful for the great men and women of this country who have chosen such a difficult career in protecting our freedom through...

When you visit Capitol Hill, you'll notice that the Senate and the House are two different worlds and it starts with their offices. The Hart Building (where most of Senate sits) is very light, modern, open filled with large offices. The House buildings are older, darker, and the offices are small. The Russell building is the one building that blends these two worlds. It houses Senators, but has the feel of a House building. It's dark inside and the offices are older and smaller than their colleagues in the Hart Building. This building is connected underground to the others if you can find your way to...

Russell Senate Office Building is an unexpected gem of architecture on Capitol Hill and in the District of Columbia. The rotunda and passages ways off the rotunda at the corner of Delaware and Constitution Northeast are beautiful. The windows off the Russell rotunda offer beautiful views of the United States Capitol and East Front of the Capitol. Beautiful center courtyard. Open to the public during...