Boaters make their way to the dock of the Potomac Boat Club in Georgetown on a warm afternoon, Washington, D.C., Monday, July 14, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Torsten Peterson of Denmark puts on a plastic rain cover as he makes his way along the National Mall near the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, July 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
A young woman braves rain showers to sit along the U.S. Capitol Reflecting Pool, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, July 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Congressional leaders stand for the presentation of colors during a ceremony to posthumously present a Congressional Gold Medal to Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat who saved the lives of nearly 100,000 Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust at the Rotunda in the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, July 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) speaks at a ceremony to posthumously present a Congressional Gold Medal to Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat who saved the lives of nearly 100,000 Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust at the Rotunda in the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, July 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Ms. Nina Lagergren the half sister of Raoul Wallenberg speaks as Congressional leaders posthumously present her with a Congressional Gold Medal for Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat who saved the lives of nearly 100,000 Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust at the Rotunda in the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, July 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Ms. Nina Lagergren the half sister of Raoul Wallenberg returns to her seat after Congressional leaders posthumously present her with a Congressional Gold Medal for Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat who saved the lives of nearly 100,000 Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust at the Rotunda in the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, July 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
A man cools off at the Kennedy Recreation Center spray park with his children in Shaw, Washington, D.C., Monday, July 7, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
A man cools off at the Kennedy Recreation Center spray park with his one year old daughter Britney, center, in Shaw, Washington, D.C., Monday, July 7, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Volkswagen employees Ghezal Khalil, left, and Baiba Simanich, right, help clean up firework debris on the National Mall after the July 4th weekend, Washington, D.C., Monday, July 7, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Volkswagon employee Sean Maynard helps clean up firework debris on the National Mall after the July 4th weekend, Washington, D.C., Monday, July 7, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Volkswagon employee Chris Riemer, left, wipes his face as he helps clean up firework debris on the National Mall after the July 4th weekend, Washington, D.C., Monday, July 7, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Fireworks debris still litter areas near the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall after the July 4th weekend, Washington, D.C., Monday, July 7, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Washington Performing Arts Society Children of the Gospel Choir perform a dance routine as they sing gospel music at the National Building Museum, Washington, D.C., Sunday, August 4, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)