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Left to right: U.S. Geological Survey Volcano Hazards Program Coordinator Dr. Charles Mandeville, State of Hawaii Insurance Commissioner Gordon Ito, Wyoming State Geological Survey Director and State Geologist Tom Drean, and Oregon State University Professor Shanaka de Silva testify before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources on Capitol Hill on the current state of volcanic hazards in the United States, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, November 19, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Snow covers a sign at Ralph Wilson Stadium, home of the Buffalo Bills in Orchard Park, N.Y. on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. A ferocious lake-effect storm left the Buffalo area buried under 6 feet of snow Wednesday, trapping people on highways and in homes, and another storm expected to drop 2 to 3 feet more was on its way. (AP Photo/The Buffalo News, Harry Scull Jr.)

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January-like weather is drawing downhill skiers and snowboarders to the slopes in Wisconsin (AP Photo)

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United States Secret Service Acting Director Joseph P. Clancy leaves after testifying in front of the House Judiciary Committee which oversees the Secret Service, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, November 19, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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United States Secret Service Acting Director Joseph P. Clancy leaves after testifying in front of the House Judiciary Committee which oversees the Secret Service, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, November 19, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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United States Secret Service Acting Director Joseph P. Clancy leaves after testifying in front of the House Judiciary Committee which oversees the Secret Service, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, November 19, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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United States Secret Service Acting Director Joseph P. Clancy testifies in front of the House Judiciary Committee which oversees the Secret Service, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, November 19, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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United States Secret Service Acting Director Joseph P. Clancy testifies in front of the House Judiciary Committee which oversees the Secret Service, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, November 19, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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United States Secret Service Acting Director Joseph P. Clancy testifies in front of the House Judiciary Committee which oversees the Secret Service, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, November 19, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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United States Secret Service Acting Director Joseph P. Clancy testifies in front of the House Judiciary Committee which oversees the Secret Service, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, November 19, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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United States Secret Service Acting Director Joseph P. Clancy testifies in front of the House Judiciary Committee which oversees the Secret Service, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, November 19, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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United States Secret Service Acting Director Joseph P. Clancy testifies in front of the House Judiciary Committee which oversees the Secret Service, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, November 19, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Art Hauret pauses after he measures the nearly four foot accumulation of snow in his driveway on Summerfield Drive in Lancaster, N.Y. Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. A ferocious storm dumped massive piles of snow on parts of upstate New York, trapping residents in their homes and stranding motorists on roadways, as temperatures in all 50 states fell to freezing or below. (AP photo/Gary Wiepert)

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Bob Wilcox clears the snow at the end of his driveway on Bowen Rd. in Lancaster, N.Y. Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. A ferocious storm dumped massive piles of snow on parts of upstate New York, trapping residents in their homes and stranding motorists on roadways, as temperatures in all 50 states fell to freezing or below. (AP photo/Gary Wiepert)

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Thomas R. Frieden speaks at a House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on Capitol Hill for an update to the U.S. public health response to the Ebola Outbreak, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, November 18, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Thomas R. Frieden speaks at a House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on Capitol Hill for an update to the U.S. public health response to the Ebola Outbreak, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, November 18, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Thomas R. Frieden speaks at a House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on Capitol Hill for an update to the U.S. public health response to the Ebola Outbreak, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, November 18, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Thomas R. Frieden speaks at a House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on Capitol Hill for an update to the U.S. public health response to the Ebola Outbreak, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, November 18, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Thomas R. Frieden speaks at a House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on Capitol Hill for an update to the U.S. public health response to the Ebola Outbreak, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, November 18, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Thomas R. Frieden speaks at a House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on Capitol Hill for an update to the U.S. public health response to the Ebola Outbreak, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, November 18, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)