Washington is overflowing with lawmakers who have become permanent residents of Capitol Hill.
Eleanor Holmes Norton, 88, has represented the District of Columbia in Congress since 1991 and increasingly shows signs of cognitive decline. Hal Rogers, 87, first took office in 1981. Mitch McConnell, 83, has suffered multiple on-camera freeze-ups that have raised serious health concerns. Steny Hoyer and Nancy Pelosi, 86 and 85 respectively, are still occupying leadership roles, despite representing a generation far removed from today’s voters.