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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, makes his way back to his office after going into the Senate chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Dec. 31, 2012. Lawmakers on the Hill are attempting to avert the looming "fiscal cliff" of automatic tax increases and spending cuts. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (center), Kentucky Republican, makes his way to the U.S. Senate floor at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington on Dec. 27, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, walks away from the podium after speaking to reporters following the Republican policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. McConnell is flanked by Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., left, and Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wy., right. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (center), Kentucky Republican, steps off the Senate floor at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, before speaking with reporters following a GOP strategy luncheon. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (right), Kentucky Republican, gestures as he speaks with reporters at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, following a GOP strategy luncheon. With him (from left) are Republican Sens. John Barrasso of Wyoming and John Thune of South Dakota. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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**FILE** With fellow Republican Sen. John Thune of South Dakota (left) and others looking on, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky outlines Republicans' stance on negotiations with the president and Hill Democrats on the "fiscal cliff" on Nov. 27, 2012. (Associated Press)

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (right), accompanied by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (left) and House Speaker John A. Boehner, gestures as he speaks to reporters outside the White House in Washington on Friday, Nov. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (right), Kentucky Republican, confers with Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican, as they wait with other senators for the arrival of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, March 6, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (center) gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. With him (from left) are Sens. John Thune, John Barrasso, Jerry Moran and John Cornyn. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, talks to reporters on the floor of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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“He’s going to break the rules to change the rules, which is a wonderful way to start the new Congress.” - Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican (Associated Press)

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House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, center, followed by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., leaves the White House the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, to speak to the media after meeting with President Barack Obama to discuss the economy and the deficit. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (right), Kentucky Republican, accompanied by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (left), California Democrat, and House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, gestures as he speaks to reporters outside the White House in Washington on Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, following their meeting with President Obama to discuss the economy and the deficit. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., right, accompanied by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., left, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, gestures as he speaks to reporters outside the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, following their meeting with President Barack Obama to discuss the economy and the deficit. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)