U.S. House Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) (L) speaks with Senator John McCain (R-AZ) (2nd L), House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) (R) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) after a meeting between Congressional leadership and President Barack Obama on Afghanistan and Pakistan in Washington, October 6, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES POLITICS)