Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (Democrat of California), left, and United States Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (Democrat of New York), center, and United States Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Republican of Kentucky), right, join other members of the Senate and House of Representatives on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol to observe a moment of silence for the 500,000 American lives lost to COVID-19, in Washington, DC, February 23, 2021Credit: Rod Lamkey / CNP | usage worldwide