U.S. Vice President Joseph 'Joe' Biden, left, greets Senator <a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=Joe+Manchin&family=editorial&specificpeople=568465 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'>Joe Manchin</a>, a Democrat from West Virginia, second right, and Senator <a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=Mark+Kirk&family=editorial&specificpeople=2707485 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'>Mark Kirk</a>, a Republican from Illinois, second left, on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013. Kirk returned for the first time since he suffered a stroke on Jan. 23, 2012. The 113th Congress convenes today in Washington where new members will try to meld their diverse backgrounds in a legislature containing a record seven openly gay lawmakers, an unprecedented 20 women in the Senate and the first all-female state delegation, from New Hampshire. Photographer: Pete Marovich/Bloomberg via Getty Images
{"Image ImageDescription": "U.S. Vice President Joseph \"Joe\" Biden, left, greets Senator Joe Manchin, a Democrat from West Virginia, second right, and Senator Mark Kirk, a Republican from Illinois, second left, on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013. Kirk returned for the first time since he suffered a stroke on Jan. 23, 2012. The 113th Congress convenes today in Washington where new members will try to meld their diverse backgrounds in a legislature containing a record seven openly gay lawmakers, an unprecedented 20 women in the Senate and the first all-female state delegation, from New Hampshire. Photographer: Pete Marovich/Bloomberg via Getty Images", "Image Copyright": "2012 Bloomberg"}