111th Congress Convenes

House Minority Leader John Boehner R-Ohio, right, presents House Speaker Nancy Pelosi D-Calif., a gavel in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, before the start of the 111th Congress.

Members of the House of Representatives of the 111th Congress, accompanied by family members and guests, are sworn in in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., holds her grandson Paul Michael Vos as she acknowledges her nomination for Speaker of the House for the 111th Congress, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. At left is House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer of Maryland.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., surrounded by children, takes her oath of office as the Speaker for the 111th Congress, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Vice President-elect, Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., center, stands with his wife Jill, right, after taking part in a re-enactment of the ceremonial Senate swearing-in, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009. Vice President Dick Cheney, who administered the oath, is second from right.

Vice President Dick Cheney, right, administers the Senate oath to Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., accompanied by her husband Bill, during a re-enactment ceremonial swearing-in ceremony, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Vice President Dick Cheney, right, administers the Senate oath to Sen. Kay Hagen, D-N.C., accompanied by her husband Chip Hagen, during a re-enactment ceremonial swearing-in ceremony, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Judge Judith W. Rogers, right, from the U.S. Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia, administers the Ceremonial Oath of Office to Members of the Congressional Black Caucus in a ceremony at the Capitol Visitors Center in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, prior to the start of the opening of the 111th Congress.

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., center, flanked by Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, D-Md., left, and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, listens during a ceremony as members of the Congressional Black Caucus are sworn in at Capitol Visitors Center in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, prior to the start of the opening of the 111th Congress.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., right, greets Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y., left, as members of the Congressional Black Caucus are sworn in during a ceremony in the Capitol Visitors Center in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, prior to the start of the opening of the 111th Congress.