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Posted: 5/22/2013 3:20:45 AM EST
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, following the Democratic policy luncheon Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Despite years of hand-wringing in both parties, little progress has been made toward changing congressional rules on filibusters, senatorial “holds” on presidential nominees and other stalling ploys. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Posted: 5/10/2013 3:52:02 PM EST
U.S. Congressman and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) takes part in a panel discussion titled "The Awesome Responsibility of Leadership" at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California April 29, 2013. REUTERS/Gus Ruelas
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Posted: 5/10/2013 3:52:02 PM EST
U.S. Congressman and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) takes part in a panel discussion titled "The Awesome Responsibility of Leadership" at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California April 29, 2013. REUTERS/Gus Ruelas
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Posted: 5/6/2013 8:23:29 AM EST
FILE – In this April 16, 2013 file photo House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va., left, accompanied by House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, speaks during a House Republican Leadership news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Republicans want to give employees who work more than 40 hours a week the option of taking paid time off instead of overtime pay; the option already exists in the public sector. The legislation is part of a broader Republican agenda undertaken by House Majority Leader Cantor to expand the party's political appeal to working families. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
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Posted: 4/25/2013 4:03:20 AM EST
Rhode Island Senate President Teresa Paiva Weed, center, and Senate Majority Leader Dominick Ruggerio, right, speak with Senate Parliamentarian John Roney, left, before going into session in the Senate Chamber at the Statehouse, in Providence, R.I., Wednesday, April 24, 2013. Paiva Weed and Ruggerio both voted against a same-sex marriage bill that passed in the R.I. Senate Wednesday. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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Posted: 4/24/2013 3:53:30 PM EST
From left, Shirley Tan, Jay Mercado, center, Shirley Tan and one of their twin sons Jorien Mercado,16, wait on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 24, 2013, for their meetingwith Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. Shirley is undocumented and Jay is an American citizen. They have been together for 27 years and have raised Jorien and his brother Jashley. They and other gay rights activists are lobbying Senators today pushing to change the immigration bill to allow gay Americans to sponsor visas for their same-sex partners the way straight Americans can. Democrats are treading carefully on a proposed addition to the bipartisan immigration overhaul. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Posted: 4/24/2013 3:53:30 PM EST
From left, Shirley Tan, Jay Mercado, and their twin sons Jashley Mercado, and Jorien Mercado, both 16, from Pacifica, Calif., walk to the Capitol on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 24, 2013, to lobby Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. Shirley is undocumented and Jay in an American citizen. They have been together for 27 years and have raised Jashley and Jorien. They and other gay rights activists are lobbying Senators today pushing to change the immigration bill to allow gay Americans to sponsor visas for their same-sex partners the way straight Americans can. Democrats are treading carefully on a proposed addition to the bipartisan immigration overhaul. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Posted: 4/24/2013 3:53:29 PM EST
Jay Mercado, left, and Shirley Tan, third from left, and their twin sons Jorien Mercado, second from left and Jashley Mercado, both 16, of Pacifica, Calif., wait on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 24, 2013, to meet with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. Shirley is undocumented and Jay is an American citizen. They have been together for 27 years and have raised Jashley and Jorien. They and other gay rights activists are lobbying Senators today pushing to change the immigration bill to allow gay Americans to sponsor visas for their same-sex partners the way straight Americans can. Democrats are treading carefully on a proposed addition to the bipartisan immigration overhaul. At the far right is Kelly Costello of Maryland. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Posted: 4/22/2013 3:28:28 AM EST
In this April 16, 2013 photo, Arkansas House Majority Leader Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs, signals his intention to speak against a Medicaid funding bill in the House chamber at the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., Tuesday, April 16, 2013. The funding provision passed. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)
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Posted: 4/18/2013 5:32:31 PM EST
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) holds a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington April 9, 2013. REUTERS/Gary Cameron
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Posted: 4/18/2013 5:32:31 PM EST
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) holds a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington April 9, 2013. REUTERS/Gary Cameron
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Posted: 4/18/2013 5:18:36 PM EST
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Nev. follows Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., as they leave a caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Posted: 4/18/2013 5:18:36 PM EST
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. leaves a caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Posted: 4/17/2013 4:14:11 PM EST
Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) speaks next to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) (L) at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington February 28, 2013. REUTERS/Larry Downing
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Posted: 4/17/2013 2:56:15 PM EST
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) holds a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington April 9, 2013. REUTERS/Gary Cameron
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Posted: 4/16/2013 8:08:30 PM EST
FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2009, file photo Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Senate Majority Leader Reid said Tuesday, April 16, 2013, that letter with ricin or another poison was sent to Wicker. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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Posted: 4/16/2013 7:14:39 PM EST
FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2009, file photo Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Senate Majority Leader Reid said Tuesday, April 16, 2013, that letter with ricin or another poison was sent to Wicker. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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Posted: 4/10/2013 3:03:36 AM EST
Sens. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. speak to reporters as they walk from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's, D-Nev., office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 9, 2013, after a meeting on gun control. Reid's determination to stage a vote came despite continued inconclusive talks between Manchin, Sen. Patrick Toomey, R-Pa., aimed at finding compromise on expanding background checks to more gun purchasers. But Manchin left a meeting in Reid’s office late Tuesday and said he hoped a deal could be completed on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Posted: 4/9/2013 5:48:32 PM EST
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., speaks with reporters following a Democratic strategy session at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Reid said he plans showdown vote on gun control on Thursday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Posted: 4/9/2013 2:58:02 PM EST
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) stands on Capitol Hill in Washington February 28, 2013. REUTERS/Jason Reed
