WATCH LIVE: House Speaker Boehner lights U.S. Capitol tree
House Speaker John Boehner will light the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree during a ceremony on Tuesday at the West Lawn. The 65-foot tree traveled to Washington, D.C. all the way from the White River National Forest in Colorado. Watch the ceremony live below:
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