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Minority Democrats outlined their proposal for changes to Alaska's oil tax structure should a referendum on the current system be approved later this year, on Monday, Feb. 24, 2014, in Juneau, Alaska. Pictured are, from left, Rep. Les Gara and Sens. Hollis French and Bill Wielechowski. All three are from Anchorage. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

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Minority Democrats outlined their proposal for changes to Alaska's oil tax structure should a referendum on the current system be approved later this year, on Monday, Feb. 24, 2014, in Juneau, Alaska. Pictured are, from left, Rep. Les Gara and Sens. Hollis French and Bill Wielechowski. All three are from Anchorage. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

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Kansas state Rep. John Rubin, a Shawnee Republican, makes a point during a meeting of the House Pensions and Benefits Committee, Monday, Feb. 24, 2014, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Rubin is the sponsor of an unsuccessful proposal to create a 401(k)-style plan for new public employees. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

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Kansas state Reps. James Todd, left, an Overland Park Republican, and Dan Hawkins, a Wichita Republican, confer during a meeting of the House Pensions and Benefits Committee, Monday, Feb. 24, 2014, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. The committee rejected proposals for a 401(k)-style plan for new public employees and an increase in existing retirees' pensions. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

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Kansas public retiree advocates Henry Ludwick, left, and Ernie Claudel, watch as a House committee rejects a proposed increase in benefits for retired teachers and government workers, Monday, Feb. 24, 2014, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Ludwick is executive director of the Kansas Association of Retired School Personnel, and Claudel is vice chairman of the Kansas Coalition of Public Retirees. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

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Democratic state Senators, Mark Leno, of San Francisco, left, and Ricardo Lara, D-Los Angeles, chairman of the Latino Caucus, confer at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Monday Feb. 24, 2014. After a closed door meeting, Senate Democrats said they give state Sen. Ron Calderon, D-Montebello, one week to resign or take an indefinite leave of absence. If he does not, the Senate will move to suspend him. Calderon was arraigned Monday in Los Angeles on charges that he accepted $100,000 in bribes and trips. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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State Sen. Roderick Wright, D-Inglewood, right, talks with Sen. Kevin de Leon, D-Los Angeles, during the Senate session at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Monday Feb. 24, 2014. After a closed door meeting Monday, Democratic lawmakers said they will give state Sen. Ron Calderon, D-Montebello, who faces federal corruption charges, one week to resign or take an indefinite leave of absence. If he does not, the Senate will move to suspend him. Calderon pleaded not guilty Monday to federal corruption charges involving bribes, kickbacks and fraud. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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State Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, walks to his Capitol office after the Senate session where Democratic lawmakers decided to give Sen. Ron Caldron, D-Montebello, who is facing corruption charges, one week to resign or risk being suspended, Monday Feb. 24, 2014. Calderon was arraigned Monday in Los Angeles on charges that he accepted $100,000 in bribes and trips. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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Senate Minority Leader Bob Huff, R-Diamond Bar, left, huddles with Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, center and Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, Feb. 24, 2014. After a closed door meeting, Senate Democrats said they will give state Sen. Ron Calderon, D-Montebello, one week to resign or take an indefinite leave of absence. If he does not, the Senate will move to suspend him. Calderon pleaded not guilty Monday to federal corruption charges involving bribes, kickbacks and fraud. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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State Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, ponders a question while discussing the corruption charges facing Sen. Ron Calderon, after a closed door meeting with Senate Democrats at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Monday Feb. 24, 2014. Steinberg said Democratic lawmakers will give Calderon, a Democrat from Montebello, one week to resign or take an indefinite leave of absence. If he does not, the Senate will move to suspend him. Calderon was arraigned Monday in Los Angeles on charges that he accepted $100,000 in bribes and trips. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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The Obama administration's proposed crackdown on tea party and other nonprofit groups that want to play roles in politics is quietly crumbling as opposition builds across the political spectrum to new IRS rules. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts speaks Nov. 8, 2013, at a campaign appearance in Overland Park, Kan. (Associated Press)

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FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2013 file photo is tea party-backed Kansas radiologist Milton Wolf in Overland Park, Kan. Wolf, trying to unseat longtime Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts, is apologizing for posting X-ray photos of medical injuries to his Facebook page several years ago. The photos have been taken down, but Roberts' campaign seized on the controversy to raise questions about Wolf. (AP Photo/John Hanna, File)