National Edition News cover for September 9, 2014 - Do-something Congress keeps on going: The Capitol is seen from the Russell Senate Office Building. While crises mount abroad and at home, some candidates this year are betting that a big issue for voters will be free gym use and subsidized haircuts on Capitol Hill. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
The Capitol is seen from the Russell Senate Office Building. While crises mount abroad and at home, some candidates this year are betting that a big issue for voters will be free gym use and subsidized haircuts on Capitol Hill. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
FLAG DAY: Volunteer New York City firefighters stand watch over the National 9/11 Flag on display Thursday at the Russell Senate Office Building. Gallery, www.washingtontimes.com/multimedia/collection. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
People line up to stitch the National 9/11 Flag during a special ceremony Thursday at the Russell Senate Office Building. The flag is on tour countrywide to be mended in time for the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)