A statue of President George Washington can be seen through scaffolding in the U.S. Capitol Dome Rotunda which is set to reopen to the public after completion of the safety netting installation as the Dome Restoration Project begins at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Five layers of safety netting is being installed to protect against falling debris from the Rotunda during a restoration project on the Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)