House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., center left, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., center, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., right, along with bipartisan members of the House and Senate, hold a moment of silence for 500,000 U.S. COVID-19 deaths, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, on the east front steps of the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)