Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. smiles during a news conference on Capitol Hill in D.C. on Nov. 13, 2014. From left are, sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., McConnell and Senate Minority Whip  John Cornyn of Texas. Photo: AP Photo/Evan Vucci   / AP