FILE - This Nov. 21, 2011 file photo shows Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., speaks outside her office on Capitol Hil in Washington. Congress returns Tuesday to a crowded agenda of unfinished

FILE - This Nov. 21, 2011 file photo shows Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., speaks outside her office on Capitol Hil in Washington. Congress returns Tuesday to a crowded agenda of unfinished business after an election that left the balance of power unchanged but emboldened President Barack Obama and Senate Democrats. Trade with Russia, aid to farmers and a defense policy bill pack a list overshadowed by the urgent need to find a way to avoid tax increases and automatic spending cuts. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)