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Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Jason Furman speaks about the economy during the White House daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., walks on Capitol Hill in Washington, in this Tuesday, April 1, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)
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President Barack Obama waves as he walks across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Dec. 15, 2014, to board Marine One en route to Andrews Air Force Base as he travels to New Jersey to speak to members of the military at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, talks with reporters after the Senate voted on a $1.1 trillion spending bill to fund the government through the next fiscal year on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke) ** FILE **
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Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, talks with reporters after the Senate voted on a $1.1 trillion spending bill to fund the government through the next fiscal year on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke) ** FILE **
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Washington Wizards forward Paul Pierce (34) disputes a foul call in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers, Friday, Dec. 12, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., listens to questions from reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Dec. 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **
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President Barack Obama sits next to Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell, as he speaks about Ebola during a meeting with his national security and public health teams on Dec. 12, 2014, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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President Barack Obama accepts a signed basketball from Miami Heat forward LeBron James as he welcomes the the NBA basketball champion Miami Heat, to the East Room of the White House, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) **FILE**
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., listens Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks to reporters during a news conference about a bill regarding military sexual assault cases on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio pauses while holding what may be his last news conference of the 113th Congress, though critical legislation is still pending, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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"Washington should have to live under Obamacare just like everybody else until we repeal it. And we won't be complicit in Obama's illegal rule designed to protect Washington insiders," Sen. David Vitter said. (Associated Press)
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President Obama speaks during an exclusive interview with The Associated Press in the White House library in Washington on Oct. 4, 2013. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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In this Friday, Dec. 5, 2014, photo, President Barack Obama listens in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington as Ashton Carter speaks during the announcement of Carter for defense secretary. The White House says President Barack Obama is getting some medical tests at a military hospital just outside Washington after complaining of a sore throat. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Washington Wizards forward Kris Humphries (43) shoots during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets, Friday, Dec. 5, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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President Barack Obama greets Santa on stage during the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Washington Wizards forward Kris Humphries (43) walks off the court at the end of the first half of an NBA basketball game against the New Orleans Pelicans, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Democrat, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 27, 2013. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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In this photo taken Dec. 3, 2014, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Howard "Buck" McKeon, R-Calif. listens on Capitol Hill in Washington. House passes defense bill backing Obama's expansion of military operations against extremists (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
