...Which begs the question - how? AFAIK congressmen and senators aren't exempt from body search and metal detectors. If you're entering a classified area, you get searched. I mean, I've been a part of security at NATO headquarters here in Brussels. I assure you, we didn't care if you're Merkel, Obama or the Pope. You're getting checked. maybe not as thoroughly as some unknown claiming to be the prime minister of Latveria, but still.
Oh, those wacky Republicans, such a respect for the rule of law! </SARCASM>