2018 Boys Nation - Days 1 & 2

Boys Nation senator Aabid Alikhan Razvi of Texas arrives in Washington, D.C., on Friday, July 20, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
Boys Nation senator Aabid Alikhan Razvi of Texas arrives in Washington, D.C., on Friday, July 20, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
Boys Nation Director of Activities Dale Barnett chats with the incoming senators after arriving in Washington, D.C., on Friday, July 20, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
Boys Nation Director of Activities Dale Barnett chats with the incoming senators after arriving in Washington, D.C., on Friday, July 20, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
Clay Ballenger, Adams Section Senior Counselor, welcomes the senators as they arrive in Washington, D.C., on Friday, July 20, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
Clay Ballenger, Adams Section Senior Counselor, welcomes the senators as they arrive in Washington, D.C., on Friday, July 20, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
Joe Bishop, Senate and Federalist Party Counselor gives the senators of the Federalist party a pep talk in Washington, D.C., on Friday, July 20, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
Joe Bishop, Senate and Federalist Party Counselor gives the senators of the Federalist party a pep talk in Washington, D.C., on Friday, July 20, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
Boys Nation Director of Activities Dale Barnett speaks to the Boys Nation senators in Arlington, Va., on Saturday, July 21, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
Boys Nation Director of Activities Dale Barnett speaks to the Boys Nation senators in Arlington, Va., on Saturday, July 21, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
Nikhil Varma Namburi of Oregon recites the Oath of Office for Boys Nation in Arlington, Va., on Saturday, July 21, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
Nikhil Varma Namburi of Oregon recites the Oath of Office for Boys Nation in Arlington, Va., on Saturday, July 21, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
Michael Bredeck, Legislative Director, talks to the Boys Nation senators about the importance of the legislative work they do as the senators are introduced to the Boys Nation program in Arlington, Va., on Saturday, July 21, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
Michael Bredeck, Legislative Director, talks to the Boys Nation senators about the importance of the legislative work they do as the senators are introduced to the Boys Nation program in Arlington, Va., on Saturday, July 21, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
Joe Bishop, Senate and Federalist Party Counselor explains the significance of the Oath of Office to the Boys Nation senators in Arlington, Va., on Saturday, July 21, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
Joe Bishop, Senate and Federalist Party Counselor explains the significance of the Oath of Office to the Boys Nation senators in Arlington, Va., on Saturday, July 21, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
Leonardo Enrique Aragon of New Mexico recites the Oath of Office for Boys Nation in Arlington, Va., on Saturday, July 21, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
Leonardo Enrique Aragon of New Mexico recites the Oath of Office for Boys Nation in Arlington, Va., on Saturday, July 21, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
Michael Bredeck, Legislative Director speaks to the Boys Nation senators in Arlington, Va., on Saturday, July 21, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
Michael Bredeck, Legislative Director speaks to the Boys Nation senators in Arlington, Va., on Saturday, July 21, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
Hayden Clark Tillinger of Montana campaigns as Boys Nation elects a president pro tempore in Arlington, Va., on Saturday, July 21, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
Hayden Clark Tillinger of Montana campaigns as Boys Nation elects a president pro tempore in Arlington, Va., on Saturday, July 21, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
Madison section reacts to the vote as Boys Nation elects a president pro tempore in Arlington, Va., on Saturday, July 21, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
Madison section reacts to the vote as Boys Nation elects a president pro tempore in Arlington, Va., on Saturday, July 21, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
Edward Dylan Proietti Conti of Texas reacts to the vote as Boys Nation elects a president pro tempore in Arlington, Va., on Saturday, July 21, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
Edward Dylan Proietti Conti of Texas reacts to the vote as Boys Nation elects a president pro tempore in Arlington, Va., on Saturday, July 21, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
Sahil Kedarnath Inaganti of Pennsylvania, left, and Andrew Michael Furman of Delaware, right react to a 49-49 vote as Boys Nation elects a president pro tempore in Arlington, Va., on Saturday, July 21, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
Sahil Kedarnath Inaganti of Pennsylvania, left, and Andrew Michael Furman of Delaware, right react to a 49-49 vote as Boys Nation elects a president pro tempore in Arlington, Va., on Saturday, July 21, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
The Madison section reacts as Sahil Kedarnath Inaganti of Pennsylvania is elected president pro tempore in Arlington, Va., on Saturday, July 21, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
The Madison section reacts as Sahil Kedarnath Inaganti of Pennsylvania is elected president pro tempore in Arlington, Va., on Saturday, July 21, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
Newly elected Boys Nation president pro tempore Sahil Kedarnath Inaganti of Pennsylvania speaks in Arlington, Va., on Saturday, July 21, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
Newly elected Boys Nation president pro tempore Sahil Kedarnath Inaganti of Pennsylvania speaks in Arlington, Va., on Saturday, July 21, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
Robert K. Caudell, Assistant Director of Activities presents Hap Elliot Waddell of Kansas with a pen after being elected Boys Nation secretary of the senate in Arlington, Va., on Saturday, July 21, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.
Robert K. Caudell, Assistant Director of Activities presents Hap Elliot Waddell of Kansas with a pen after being elected Boys Nation secretary of the senate in Arlington, Va., on Saturday, July 21, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.