Social Issues

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"Why the blackout?" asked Rep. Christopher H. Smith, New Jersey Republican. "Will America ever be told of the brutality of abortion?" (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Pastor Joseph Bryant of San Francisco, Calif., center left, comforts Blackwell Memorial AME Zion Church Pastor Samuel Saylor of Hartford, Conn., center right, as he breaks down after speaking to members of the media about his son, Shane Isaiah "KC" Oliver who was shot to death in the back in 2012 as religious leaders around the country begin a 24-hour vigil on the National Mall to honor the victims of gun violence since the school shooting in Newtown, Conn., Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 11, 2013. Thousands of grave markers are placed in the ground to represent victims of gun violence. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Thousands of grave markers are placed in the ground to represent victims of gun violence as religious leaders around the country begin a 24-hour vigil on the National Mall to honor the victims of gun violence since the school shooting in Newtown, Conn., Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 11, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Pastor Joseph Bryant of San Francisco, Calif., stands with other religious leaders around the country for a press conference as they begin a 24-hour vigil on the National Mall to honor the victims of gun violence since the school shooting in Newtown, Conn., Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 11, 2013.(Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Blackwell Memorial AME Zion Church Pastor Samuel Saylor of Hartford, Conn. speaks to members of the media about his son, Shane Isaiah "KC" Oliver who was shot to death in the back in 2012 as religious leaders around the country begin a 24-hour vigil on the National Mall to honor the victims of gun violence since the school shooting in Newtown, Conn., Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 11, 2013.(Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Religious leaders try to comfort Blackwell Memorial AME Zion Church Pastor Samuel Saylor of Hartford, Conn. as he breaks down after speaking to members of the media about his son, Shane Isaiah "KC" Oliver who was shot to death in the back in 2012 as religious leaders around the country begin a 24-hour vigil on the National Mall to honor the victims of gun violence since the school shooting in Newtown, Conn., Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 11, 2013.(Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Religious leaders try to comfort Blackwell Memorial AME Zion Church Pastor Samuel Saylor of Hartford, Conn., center right, as he breaks down after speaking to members of the media about his son, Shane Isaiah "KC" Oliver who was shot to death in the back in 2012 as religious leaders around the country begin a 24-hour vigil on the National Mall to honor the victims of gun violence since the school shooting in Newtown, Conn., Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 11, 2013.(Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Religious leaders around the country begin a 24-hour vigil on the National Mall to honor the victims of gun violence since the school shooting in Newtown, Conn., Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 11, 2013.(Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Treasury Secretary Jack Lew testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 11, 2013, before the House Ways and Means Committee hearing to defend President Obama's budget proposal for fiscal 2014. (Associated Press)

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Backed by Group of Eight foreign ministers, American actress Angelina Jolie, in her role as United Nations envoy for refugees, addresses sexual violence against women in conflict, in London on Thursday, April 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, Pool)

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Lee Seung Jae, 23, a student at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul says, “North Korea right now is a like a kid going through puberty.” (Guy Taylor/The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** In this April 10, 2013, file photo, thousands of people from across the country turned out for the National Rally for Citizenship as a bipartisan group of lawmakers worked to finalize legislation that would reform the nation's immigration policy. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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About 200 people marched down 16th Street from Columbia Heights to join others for the National Rally for Citizenship. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)