AdvertisementSenate Expected To Vote First On Syria StrikesSeptember 03, 2013Alan GreenblattfacebookEmailPresident Obama pauses after speaking to media in the White House on Tuesday before a meeting with congressional leaders to discuss the situation in Syria. With the president: House Speaker John Boehner (from left), House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and Sen. Dianne Feinstein. (AP)