U.S. Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (3rd L) speaks as (L-R) Senate Minority Whip Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ), Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), and Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) listen during a news conference July 12, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.