Mitch Mcconnell

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Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell blasted the White House for imposing a "crushing burden" on small businesses under Obamacare. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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** FILE ** In this Oct. 14, 2013, file photo reporters surround Senate Minority Leader, Republican Mitch McConnell of Kentucky as he walks to the Senate floor after meeting with Senate Majority Leader, Democrat Harry Reid of Nevada in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File)

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, walks to the floor from a closed-door meeting with Republican senators at the Capitol on Wednesday. Mr. McConnell and his Democratic counterpart, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, reached last-minute agreement to avert a possible default on government debt. (Associated press photographs)