U.S. Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) (C) speaks as Sen. <a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=John+Thune&family=editorial&specificpeople=534356 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'>John Thune</a> (R-SC) (L) and Sen. <a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=John+Cornyn&family=editorial&specificpeople=154884 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'>John Cornyn</a> (R-TX) (R) listen during a news briefing after the weekly Senate Republican Policy Luncheon December 11, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. McConnell discussed various topics with the media including the fiscal cliff issue saying 'time is running out.'