Congress Actually Agrees on Something: The Capitol Dome Restoration Project Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email A statue of George Washington stands in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol August 28, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. It has been reported that the dome of the Capitol has 1,300 known cracks. ( Alex Wong / Getty ) Produced by Ellen Frankman and Seth Maxon Produced by PRI and WNYC