President Barack Obama greets Senator Daniel Inouye at the start of a lunch held in his honor at Statuary Hall in the US Capitol  in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. Senator Robert Bird, D-WVA, seated second from left, had to leave the lunch for health reasons. Getty Images logo Getty Images 10 months ago

President Barack Obama greets Senator Daniel Inouye at the start of a lunch held in his honor at Statuary Hall in the US Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. Senator Robert Bird, D-WVA, seated second from left, had to leave the lunch for health reasons.