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Rep. Ralph Hall, Texas Republican, is one of the last World War II vets serving in Congress. He spoke at a Memorial Day tribute to veterans and veterans in Congress held by the Washington Times at the Capitol Hill Club in the District on Wednesday. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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President Barack Obama stops to greet tourists during his surprise walk across the ellipse in Washington as they head towards the Dept. of Interior, Wednesday, May 21, 2014. Obama decided to walk to the Department of the Interior to sign a proclamation regarding the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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This undated image provided by Caesars Entertainment shows an interior view of a room at The Cromwell Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas. Managers of The Cromwell hope to impress guests not with an imposing tower, but with unexpected details such as in-room hair straighteners and backgammon boards and free, self-serve coffee stations in the elevator lobby of each floor. (AP Photo/Caesars Entertainment)

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This undated image provided by Caesars Entertainment shows an interior view of the Nobu Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas. At Nobu, the first hotel venture for internationally acclaimed Japanese chef and restaurateur Nobu Matsuhisa, customers order room service from an exclusive menu. (AP Photo/Caesars Entertainment)

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Tenor Anthony Kearns performs at a Memorial Day tribute to veterans and veterans in Congress held by the Washington Times at the Capitol Hill Club, Washington, D.C, Wednesday, May 21, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Member of the Anacostia color guard perform the presentation of colors at a Memorial Day tribute to veterans and veterans in Congress held by the Washington Times at the Capitol Hill Club, Washington, D.C, Wednesday, May 21, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Audience members listen as tenor Anthony Kearns performs at a Memorial Day tribute to veterans and veterans in Congress held by the Washington Times at the Capitol Hill Club, Washington, D.C, Wednesday, May 21, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Rep. Ralph Hall (R-Texas) at a Memorial Day tribute to veterans and veterans in Congress held by the Washington Times at the Capitol Hill Club, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 21, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Tenor Anthony Kearns performs at a Memorial Day tribute to veterans and veterans in Congress held by the Washington Times at the Capitol Hill Club, Washington, D.C, Wednesday, May 21, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Member of the Anacostia color guard perform the presentation of colors at a Memorial Day tribute to veterans and veterans in Congress held by the Washington Times at the Capitol Hill Club, Washington, D.C, Wednesday, May 21, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Member of the Anacostia color guard perform the presentation of colors at a Memorial Day tribute to veterans and veterans in Congress held by the Washington Times at the Capitol Hill Club, Washington, D.C, Wednesday, May 21, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Rep. Sam Johnson (R-Texas), left, speaks with Rep. Ralph Hall (R-Texas), right, at a Memorial Day tribute to veterans and veterans in Congress held by the Washington Times at the Capitol Hill Club, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 21, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Times Opinion Editor David Keene speaks at a Memorial Day tribute to veterans and veterans in Congress held by the Washington Times at the Capitol Hill Club, Washington, D.C, Wednesday, May 21, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Rudy Rosales, 74, is photographed at his hardware store in Slavic Village, Ohio on May 20, 2014. Rosales, 74, is shuttering Rudy's Hardware in the city's Slavic Village neighborhood this week. But instead of liquidating his 10,000-sqaure-foot store's stock, he's donating every last nut and bolt to the charity that builds homes for deserving people. (AP Photo/The Plain Dealer, Lisa DeJong ) MANDATORY CREDIT; NO SALES