From left, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl of Ariz., Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., Sen., Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, take part in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009.
(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)