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Jay Timmons, president and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers sits down with the Washington Times for a newsmaker interview, Washington, D.C., Monday, December 15, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Jay Timmons, president and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers sits down with the Washington Times for a newsmaker interview, Washington, D.C., Monday, December 15, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Jay Timmons, president and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers sits down with the Washington Times for a newsmaker interview, Washington, D.C., Monday, December 15, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Jay Timmons, president and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers sits down with the Washington Times for a newsmaker interview, Washington, D.C., Monday, December 15, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Jay Timmons, president and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers sits down with the Washington Times for a newsmaker interview, Washington, D.C., Monday, December 15, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Jay Timmons, president and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers sits down with the Washington Times for a newsmaker interview, Washington, D.C., Monday, December 15, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Jay Timmons, president and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers sits down with the Washington Times for a newsmaker interview, Washington, D.C., Monday, December 15, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Jay Timmons, president and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers sits down with the Washington Times for a newsmaker interview, Washington, D.C., Monday, December 15, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Jay Timmons, president and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers sits down with the Washington Times for a newsmaker interview, Washington, D.C., Monday, December 15, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Jay Timmons, president and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers sits down with the Washington Times for a newsmaker interview, Washington, D.C., Monday, December 15, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Jay Timmons, president and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers sits down with the Washington Times for a newsmaker interview, Washington, D.C., Monday, December 15, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Jay Timmons, president and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers sits down with the Washington Times for a newsmaker interview, Washington, D.C., Monday, December 15, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Jay Timmons, president and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers sits down with the Washington Times for a newsmaker interview, Washington, D.C., Monday, December 15, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Jay Timmons, president and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers sits down with the Washington Times for a newsmaker interview, Washington, D.C., Monday, December 15, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Jay Timmons, president and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers sits down with the Washington Times for a newsmaker interview, Washington, D.C., Monday, December 15, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Jay Timmons, president and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers sits down with the Washington Times for a newsmaker interview, Washington, D.C., Monday, December 15, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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High end gun range similar to this in Las Vegas, NV, opened in Prince William County. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, joined a liberal rebellion on the $1.1 trillion spending bill that embarrassed President Obama last week.

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FILE - This July, 26, 2014 file photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows a Greater Sage Grouse at the Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge in Wyoming. A legislative rider in Congress’ $1.1 trillion spending bill would delay protections for the wide-ranging Western bird that’s been on a collision course with the oil and gas industry. The Obama administration faced a September 2015 deadline to propose protections for greater sage grouse. But the spending package agreed to late Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014 by Democrat and Republican leaders prevents the administration from spending any money next year on rules to protect the ground-dwelling bird. (AP Photo/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Tom Koerner, File)

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Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, talks with reporters after the Senate voted on a $1.1 trillion spending bill to fund the government through the next fiscal year on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke) ** FILE **