WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 06: Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) talks to reporters after a series of amendment votes outside the Senate Chamber in the U.S. Capitol February 6, 2009 in Washington, DC. Senators from opposing parties are working on a compromise to the economic stimulus legislation proposed by President Barack Obama and passed by the House of Representatives. Getty Images logo Getty Images 12 months ago

WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 06: Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) talks to reporters after a series of amendment votes outside the Senate Chamber in the U.S. Capitol February 6, 2009 in Washington, DC. Senators from opposing parties are working on a compromise to the economic stimulus legislation proposed by President Barack Obama and passed by the House of Representatives.

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  1. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 20: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks before signing a directive cracking down on tax cheats getting federal contracts as (L) U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and (R) Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-MO. look on in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building adjacent to the White House in Washington on January 20, 2010.
  2. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 20: U.S. President Barack Obama signs a directive cracking down on tax cheats getting federal contracts as (L) US Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-MO and (R) Rep. Ed Towns, D-NY look on in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building adjacent to the White House in Washington on January 20, 2010.
  3. U.S. President Barack Obama signs the Tax Delinquency Memorandum at the White House in Washington January 20, 2010. From left, Vice President Joe Biden, Obama, Missouri Congresswoman Claire McCaskill and New York Congressman Ed Towns. Obama ordered federal agencies on Wednesday to take measures to prevent companies that are delinquent in paying taxes from obtaining new government contracts.
  4. President Barack Obama signs a presidential directive ordering a new crackdown on federal contractors who don't pay their taxes, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building across from the White House in Washington. From left are: Chief Performance Officer of the U.S. Jeffrey Zients; IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman; Vice President Joe Biden; and Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo.
  5. Senate Armed Services Committee member Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., left, greets Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009, prior to Mullen testifying before the committee's hearing on U.S. strategy in Afghanistan.

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  1. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 20: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks before signing a directive cracking down on tax cheats getting federal contracts as (L) U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and (R) Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-MO. look on in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building adjacent to the White House in Washington on January 20, 2010.
  2. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 20: U.S. President Barack Obama signs a directive cracking down on tax cheats getting federal contracts as (L) US Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-MO and (R) Rep. Ed Towns, D-NY look on in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building adjacent to the White House in Washington on January 20, 2010.
  3. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 20: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks before signing a directive cracking down on tax cheats getting federal contracts as (L) U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and (R) Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-MO. look on in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building adjacent to the White House in Washington on January 20, 2010.
  4. U.S. President Barack Obama signs the Tax Delinquency Memorandum at the White House in Washington January 20, 2010. From left, Vice President Joe Biden, Obama, Missouri Congresswoman Claire McCaskill and New York Congressman Ed Towns. Obama ordered federal agencies on Wednesday to take measures to prevent companies that are delinquent in paying taxes from obtaining new government contracts.
  5. President Barack Obama signs a presidential directive ordering a new crackdown on federal contractors who don't pay their taxes, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building across from the White House in Washington. From left are: Chief Performance Officer of the U.S. Jeffrey Zients; IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman; Vice President Joe Biden; and Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo.
  6. President Barack Obama speaks in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, before signing a presidential directive ordering a new crackdown on federal contractors who don't pay their taxes. From left are, Chief Performance Officer of the U.S. Jeffrey Zients; IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman; Vice President Joe Biden; President Obama; Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo; Rep. Edolphus Towns, D-N.Y.; Rep. Brad Ellsworth, D-Ind.
  7. House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, right, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., walk past the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, following their meeting with President Barack Obama and bipartisan leaders of the House and Senate to discuss the economy and jobs.
  8. House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, right, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., walk past the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, following their meeting with President Barack Obama and bipartisan leaders of the House and Senate to discuss the economy and jobs.
  9. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., right, looks on as House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio speaks to members of the media outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, after a meeting between President Barack Obama and bipartisan leaders of the House and Senate to discuss the economy and jobs.
  10. House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, left, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., speaks to members of the media outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 20100, after a meeting between President Barack Obama and bipartisan leaders of the House and Senate to discuss the economy and jobs.
  11. House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, left, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., right, speak to members of the media outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, after a meeting between President Barack Obama and bipartisan leaders of the House and Senate to discuss the economy and jobs.
  12. House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, left, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., speak to members of the media outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, after a meeting between President Barack Obama and bipartisan leaders of the House and Senate to discuss the economy and jobs.
  13. House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, second from left, listens to President Barack Obama, right, during a meeting of House and Senate bipartisan leaders to discuss the economy and jobs, Tuesday, Feb. 2010, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Washington. From left are, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md., Boehner, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. and the president.
  14. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 06: The swing set used by President Barack Obama's daughters Malia and Sasha is covered in snow at the White House on February 6, 2010 in Washington, DC. The region is expected to get anywhere from 18 inches to 30 inches of snow before the storm moves on.
  15. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 06: President Barack Obama's motorcade waits to take him to the Democratic National Committee winter meeting in a heavy snow on the south driveway of the White House on February 6, 2010 in Washington, DC. The region is expected to get anywhere from 18 inches to 30 inches of snow before the storm moves on.
  16. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 06: President Barack Obama greets supporters on the rope line after delivering remarks at the Democratic National Committee winter meeting on February 6, 2010 in Washington, DC. Top party officials and supporters gathered for the annual meeting to map out their agenda for the year.

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