Monday, December 23

Tribute to the late former senator Harry Reid is paid in the Capitol Rotunda


Joe Biden presenta sus respetos ante el ataúd del difunto senador Harry Reid en la Rotonda del Capitolio.
Joe Biden pays his respects at the casket of the late Senator Harry Reid in the Capitol Rotunda.

Photo: Chip Somodevilla / Pool / EFE

Maria Ortiz

The remains of the late Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid

, they left the United States Capitol, a building in which he served for almost 35 years, for the last time on Wednesday night, after Congress celebrated his life.

Reid lay in the Capitol Rotunda as congressional leaders paid tribute to the former senator from Nevada who died on 28 from December to 82 years.

Reid’s coffin was carried away by a hearse, escorted by the honor guard and followed by his family.