WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 30: Leadership Council of Aging Organizations President Barbara Kennelly (C) and Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) (L) hold a news conference about protecting Medicare at the U.S. Captiol September 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. A former Democratic member of Congress from Connecticut, Kennelly talked about the health care legislation before the House and how they say it will strengthen Medicare. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 30: Leadership Council of Aging Organizations President Barbara Kennelly (C) and Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) (L) hold a news conference about protecting Medicare at the U.S. Captiol September 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. A former Democratic member of Congress from Connecticut, Kennelly talked about the health care legislation before the House and how they say it will strengthen Medicare.

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  1. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 30: Leadership Council of Aging Organizations President Barbara Kennelly (C) and Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) (L) hold a news conference about protecting Medicare at the U.S. Captiol September 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. A former Democratic member of Congress from Connecticut, Kennelly talked about the health care legislation before the House and how they say it will strengthen Medicare.
  2. US President Barack Obama signs the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 as US Defense Secretary Robert Gates (L) and members of the US Congress look on October 28, 2009 in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC.
  3. Pakistani Shiite Muslims carry a burning US flag as they shout slogans during a protest against the US Kerry-Lugar Bill in Karachi on October 9, 2009. Pakistan's parliament resumed debate on a massive US aid package after rifts opened up between the military and the government over strings attached to the funding. In an unusual public statement late October 7, top military commanders including the army chief said they had 'serious concerns' about the bill, which hinges some aid on hard-up Pakistan's efforts to battle Islamist extremism. US Congress last week voted to triple aid to Pakistan to 7.5 billion dollars over the next five years, part of US President Barack Obama's plan to battle militancy through development and fostering democratic institutions.
  4. A Pakistani Shiite Muslim man torches an US flag during a protest against the US Kerry-Lugar Bill in Karachi on October 9, 2009. Pakistan's parliament resumed debate on a massive US aid package after rifts opened up between the military and the government over strings attached to the funding. In an unusual public statement late October 7, top military commanders including the army chief said they had 'serious concerns' about the bill, which hinges some aid on hard-up Pakistan's efforts to battle Islamist extremism. US Congress last week voted to triple aid to Pakistan to 7.5 billion dollars over the next five years, part of US President Barack Obama's plan to battle militancy through development and fostering democratic institutions.
  5. A Pakistani Shiite Muslim man carries a burning US flag during a protest against the US Kerry-Lugar Bill in Karachi on October 9, 2009. Pakistan's parliament resumed debate on a massive US aid package after rifts opened up between the military and the government over strings attached to the funding. In an unusual public statement late October 7, top military commanders including the army chief said they had 'serious concerns' about the bill, which hinges some aid on hard-up Pakistan's efforts to battle Islamist extremism. US Congress last week voted to triple aid to Pakistan to 7.5 billion dollars over the next five years, part of US President Barack Obama's plan to battle militancy through development and fostering democratic institutions.
  6. The seat of US Representative Joe Wilson, Republican of South Carolina, remains empty on September 10, 2009 at the Congressional Oversight Committee at the US Capitol. Wilson yelled 'You lie' at US President Barack Obama on September 9 during his speech to the US Congress. Wilson has apologized for the remark.
  7. Vice President Joe Biden (L) talks with U.S. Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) (Top R) and U.S. Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) (Front R) before the start of U.S. President Barack Obama's health care reform speech to a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, September 9, 2009.
  8. Protestors hold signs behind Richard Fuld, Chairman and Chief Executive of Lehman Brothers Holdings, as he takes his seat to testify at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on the causes and effects of the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy, on Capitol Hill in Washington, October 6, 2008. Fuld told Congress on Monday that U.S. banking regulators knew exactly how Lehman was pricing its distressed assets and about its liquidity in the months before its collapse. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst.
  9. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) (R) stands in front of Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) as they arrive for U.S. President George W. Bush's annual State of the Union speech to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington January 23, 2007.

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