Photos: 115th Congress convenes

John Lewis, D-Georgia, casts his vote for speaker of the house during the opening of the 115th Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 3, 2017.

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) participates in a reenacted swearing-in with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden in the Old Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 3, 2017, in Washington, D.C.

Former Vice President Dick Cheney, left, sits with his daughter, newly elected Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., as the 115th Congress convenes on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 3, 2017.

Members of the House of Representatives, some joined by family members, gather in the House chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 3, 2017.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-California, arrives for the opening of the 115th Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 3, 2017.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky smiles as he walks to the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 3, 2017, as the 115th Congress begins.

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) speaks with reporters at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 3, 2017, in Washington, D.C.

Speaker of theHouse of Representatives Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, arrives for the opening of the 115th Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 3, 2017.

Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 3, 2017, as the 115th Congress begins.

Child guests of a member of the U.S. House of Representatives play on their tablets as they await the opening of the 115th Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 3, 2017.

Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas pauses as he talks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 3, 2017.