House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), left, and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), right, look on as Chairperson and General Secretary of the National League for Democracy Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar, also known as Burma, is awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in the Capitol rotunda, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, September 19, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)