Photo - Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., center, walks with Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, left, and Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., to the Senate floor on Capitol Hill on Monday, Oct. 14, 2013 in Washington. The federal government remains partially shut down and faces a first-ever default between Oct. 17 and the end of the month. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)