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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, of Ky., right, accompanied by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., the Republican Policy Committee chairman, arrives to tell reporters that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., and his political tactics are almost entirely responsible for making the Senate dysfunctional, following a procedural vote on legislation to renew jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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**FILE** Democratic Sens. Jack Reed (center) of Rhode Island, Charles Schumer (left) of New York and Jeff Merkley of Oregon meet with reporters on Capitol Hill on Jan. 7, 2014, after legislation to renew jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed unexpectedly cleared an initial Senate hurdle. (Associated Press)
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FILE - In this Sept. 4, 2013, file photo, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., the Senate assistant majority leader, walks at the Capitol in Washington. An unusual alliance of tea party enthusiasts and liberal leaders in Congress is pursuing major changes in mandatory sentencing laws amid growing concerns about the fairness of the sentences and the exploding costs of running federal prisons. "People are coming here for different reasons, but there is a real opportunity," said Durbin, one of the Senate’s leading proponents of sentencing reform. "It’s a pretty rare political situation." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
