Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., center, leaves the podium during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, to discuss extending unemployment benefits. From left are, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Sen. Ted Kaufman, D-Del., Klobuchar, Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., and Sen. Paul Kirk Jr., D-Mass. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)