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The Capitol built a little ramp for DC ducks

Maybe the cutest government infrastructure project.

A mother duck provides shade for her ducklings in a pond near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC.
A mother duck provides shade for her ducklings in a pond near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC.
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We’re still waiting on President Trump’s infrastructure plan, but the Capitol building is home to one new government project. 

The Architect of the Capitol worked with a local nonprofit to build a little ramp for ducks to get over the big concrete edges of the reflecting pool and into the water. It’s pretty cute.

But at least one congressman wasn’t a fan.

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