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A memento from former District 17 U.S. Representative Charles Stenholm on display at the Cowboy Country Museum in Stamford, Jan. 29, 2014. The figurine was given to him by former Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill, Stenholm served in Congress from 1979 - 2005. (AP Photo/The Abilene Reporter-News, Ronald W. Erdrich)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his speech at the IOC President's Gala Dinner on the eve of the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Andrej Isakovic, Pool)

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House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014. Boehner said Thursday it will be difficult to pass immigration legislation this year, dimming prospects for one of President Barack Obama's top domestic priorities. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio leaves a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014. Boehner said Thursday it will be difficult to pass immigration legislation this year, dimming prospects for one of President Barack Obama's top domestic priorities. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio arrives for a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014. Boehner said Thursday it will be difficult to pass immigration legislation this year, dimming prospects for one of President Barack Obama's top domestic priorities. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio pauses during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014. Boehner said Thursday it will be difficult to pass immigration legislation this year, dimming prospects for one of President Barack Obama's top domestic priorities. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014. Boehner said Thursday it will be difficult to pass immigration legislation this year, dimming prospects for one of President Barack Obama's top domestic priorities. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio gestures while speaking during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014. Boehner said Thursday it will be difficult to pass immigration legislation this year, dimming prospects for one of President Barack Obama's top domestic priorities. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2012, file photo, U.S. Rep. Tim Griffin, R-Ark., speaks at a Republican Party of Arkansas election watch party in Little Rock, Ark. Griffin says he is considering running for Arkansas Lieutenant governor in 2014. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)

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ADVANCE FOR USE SATURDAY, FEB. 8 AND THEREAFTER - In this Jan. 20, 2014 photo, paper-snowflake manufacturer Mike Harmon poses in Champaign, Ill., holding a letter he sent to President Barack Obama and the photograph he got in return. (AP Photo/The News-Gazette, John Dixon) MANDATORY CREDIT

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This image provided by the Oregon Department of Transportation shows a multi-car pileup Thursday Feb. 6, 2014 near Albany, Ore. As many of 25 vehicles collided in clusters in southbound lanes near Albany, the state Department of Transportation said. A detour was then blocked by another crash. This storm is expected to drop snow throughout the state, with as many as nine inches accumulating in the central Willamette Valley.(AP Photo/ Oregon Department of Transportation)

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This image provided by the Oregon Department of Transportation shows a traffic jam Thursday Feb. 6, 2014 near Albany, Ore. As many of 25 vehicles collided in clusters in southbound lanes near Albany, the state Department of Transportation said. A detour was then blocked by another crash. This storm is expected to drop snow throughout the state, with as many as nine inches accumulating in the central Willamette Valley.(AP Photo/ Oregon Department of Transportation)

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Gov. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., second from left, is applauded by her husband Tom, far left, and Speaker of the House, Democrat Terie Norelli, center, and Republican Senate President Chuck Morse, after delivering her State of the State Address at the Statehouse Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014 in Concord, N.H.(AP Photo/Jim Cole)

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Gov. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., left, is applauded by the joint session of the legislature and Speaker of the House, Democrat Terie Norelli, center, and Reupublican Senate President Chuck Morse, before delivering her State of the State Address at the Statehouse Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014 in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

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** FILE ** In this file photo from Jan. 30, 2014, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is questioned by reporters in Toronto. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young, File)