U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan and Senator Patrick Leahy before Obama speech in Washington

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, (L-R) Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan and Senator Patrick Leahy share a laugh as they wait for the president to arrive before his address to a joint session of the United States Congress on the subject of job creation on Capitol Hill in Washington, September 8, 2011. UPI/Kevin Lamarque/Pool