Sen. Jim Webb, who was secretary of the Navy in the Reagan administration, is among organizers of a Senate commemoration of Ronald Reagan's 100th birthday.
Dr. Donald Berwick, whom President Obama appointed as head of Medicare and Medicaid without Senate hearings, now needs Senate approval. (Associated Press)
TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS: JoAnn Abbott, co-organizer for the Washington D.C. Tea Party, discusses goals at the Senate Tea Party Caucus on Capitol Hill on Thursday. (Associated Press)
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, takes the Senate oath during a mock swearing-in ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. administers a ceremonial Senate oath during a mock swearing-in ceremony for Sen. Rand Paul (left), Kentucky Republican, accompanied by family members, on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011, in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
President Obama got an assist from then-Republican Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania in Febraury 2009 when he provided a key vote for the economic stimulus package. As Mr. Specter leaves the Senate after 30 years, he says he wouldn't change a thing about his political path, which included switching political parties. (Associated Press)
Sen. Christopher Bond, D-Mo., left, and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., walk near the floor of the Senate during an unusual Saturday session on Capitol Hill in Washington on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2010, to (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., left, fist bumps John Feal after a news conference, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010, after Senate passage of a bill to assist 9/11 First Responders. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Sen. Jon Kyl walks near the Senate floor on Wednesday. He and 25 of his Republican colleagues voted against the arms-control treaty.
