article_snippet: As senators debated the Arctic, DC-dwellers engaged in their own seasonal politics.
article_snippet: Defying the city's sledding ban, around 100 children and adults took to Capitol Hill to tumble down the thick layer of snow on Thursday.
article_snippet: Come sled with sledders!
article_snippet: Twin sisters Charlotte and Kendall Adams, eight, sled down Capitol Hill on Thursday .
article_snippet: This is a great day for sledding and democracy,' Tim Krepp, one of the snow-covered parents, told Capitol Hill.
article_snippet: We're out here sledding for America,' Mai Fernandez told Reuters Television after Mai Fernandez skidded down Capitol Hill with Mai Fernandez dog, Ariel, in Mai Fernandez lap.
article_snippet: (right) sled on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol .
article_snippet: The girls were kitted out in animal-themed hats to ride The girls wooden sled pushed by The girls sister Cason, 10 .
highlights_snippet: Senators debated the Arctic as around 100 families sledded outside .
  