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Posted by: Brittany Sims on Jul 30, 2015

Antcipating an overcapacity crowd, U.S. House Speaker John Boehner is cracking down on access to the House chamber for Pope Francis' speech to a joint meeting of Congress in September, CNN reports. Retired and/or former members of Congress -- many of whom work as lobbyists in Washington -- may not enter the chamber for the event. Only current members of Congress, delegates, the president and vice president, Supreme Court justices, cabinet heads, congressional officials, officers of the House and those specially designated by Boehner will be allowed inside the chamber or in rooms around the House floor. WCYB has the story.