DAY 8

After breakfast we began the day by breaking into our districts and finishing our action plans. After finishing the plans we took a trip to the National Cathedral. There we saw the only president to be buried in D.C., President Wilson. In the Cathedral, there are over 200 stain glass windows, one of which had a four leaf clover and another had life size pane of Jesus. We also learned that it is the sixth largest cathedral in the in the world and the second largest in the U.S. After touring the cathedral, we returned back to The National 4-H Center and ate lunch. Following lunch we had the Congressional Session. In the session four bills were presented to the delegates to vote on. Of the four bills, the two that passed were about Cyberbullying and Young Farmers Incentives and the two that failed were about Congressional Term Limits and Media Conglomerates. For each bill there was a sponsor who would answer clarifying statements or questions asked by individuals. Following the question session, there was time for debate. During the debate, individuals could express their opinions about the bill. After the debate session was over the delegates would vote either for or against the bill. At the end of the Congressional Session, we broke into our respective committees. After that we had free time before leaving to a dinner and show at Medieval Times. There we witnessed the knighting of our PA Xavier and enjoyed a good meal and entertainment.
 
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