Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, center, flanked by House Minority Whip Roy Blunt, R-Mo. , right, and Rep. Lee Terry, R-Neb. , addresses the media holding up a tire pump, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008, on Capitol in Washington during a news conference where GOP lawmakers pressured Democrats to come back from the August break to vote on energy and gas relief legislation. AP Photo logo AP Photo 15 months ago

Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, center, flanked by House Minority Whip Roy Blunt, R-Mo. , right, and Rep. Lee Terry, R-Neb. , addresses the media holding up a tire pump, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008, on Capitol in Washington during a news conference where GOP lawmakers pressured Democrats to come back from the August break to vote on energy and gas relief legislation.

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