With more than 30,000 employees and 535 legislators between the House and Senate, the U.S. Capitol complex is like a city unto itself. Months ago, NBC News received permission to flood the Hill with cameras for a day-in-the-life documentary shoot. What no one knew at the time is that the Capitol would be in the midst of grinding talks over the national debt while we were there. This slideshow consists of photos taken while dozens of NBC TV cameras roamed the buildings and grounds this past Wednesday, July 27. The resulting documentary, "Taking the Hill: Inside Congress," airs Sunday, July 31 at 7 p.m. ET.
As the day begins, Brian Williams, anchor of NBC's "Nightly News" and host of "Inside Congress," waits for House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, to emerge from the Memorial Doors after his arrival at the Capitol. Speaker Boehner was under immense pressure to deliver enough Republican votes to pass his debt-ceiling plan and it showed in his demeanor.
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