Joint Congressional Committee On Inaugural Ceremonies Holds First Nail Ceremony

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from California, center right, removes a nail driven by Senator Charles Schumer, a Democrat from New York, second left, during a Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies First Nail ceremony with U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, a Republican from Wisconsin, center, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, right, and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, left, on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016. The ceremony marks the official launch of construction on the Inaugural platform where the next President of the United States will take the oath of office on Friday, January 20, 2017. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images