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Maria Contreras-Sweet, founder and board chairman of a Latino-owned community bank in Los Angeles, accompanied by President Barack Obama, waves as they enter the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014, where the president announced he would nominate Contreras-Sweet to head the Small Business Administration (SBA) . (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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FILE - In this Tuesday, April 9, 2013 file photo, Oklahoma state Rep. Joe Dorman, D-Rush Springs, is pictured during a committee meeting at the state Capitol in Oklahoma City. Dorman will become the Democratic nominee for Governor if no other Democrat enters the 2014 governor’s race. Candidates must file by April 11 to run in the June primary. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
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FILE - In this Wednesday, July 17, 2013 file photo, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin talks with reporters in Oklahoma City, following a speech to the National Lieutenant Governors Association annual meeting. Fallin doesn’t plan to change her re-election strategy now that there is only one Democratic challenger remaining in the race, her campaign spokeswoman said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
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Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr, center, on his arrival in Johannesburg Wednesday Jan 15, 2014. Mayweather Jr. is in the country for a six-day visit that the government hopes will help "resuscitate" boxing in the country. (AP Photo)
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Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr, center, on his arrival in Johannesburg Wednesday Jan 15, 2014. Mayweather Jr. is in the country for a six-day visit that the government hopes will help "resuscitate" boxing in the country. (AP Photo)
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FILE - In this Aug. 12, 2009 file photo, President Barack Obama presents the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom to Billie Jean King, known for winning the famous "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match, and championing gender equality issues, during ceremonies at the White House in Washington. King believes standing up to discrimination is the best way to combat it. She will help lead the U.S. delegation in the opening ceremonies at the Sochi Olympics in Russia, which recently passed an anti-gay law. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) speaks to an member of his staff outside his office in the Russell Building on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, January 15, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) speaks to an member of his staff outside his office in the Russell Building on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, January 15, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) speaks to an member of his staff in his office on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, January 15, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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**FILE** In this photo taken Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011, a U.S. navy jet F/A-18E Super Hornet takes off from the USS George Washington (CVN-73) off southern coast of Vietnam in South China Sea. (AP Photo/Na Son Nguyen)
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Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) speaks to an member of his staff in his office on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, January 15, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) speaks to an member of his staff in his office on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, January 15, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) speaks to an member of his staff in his office on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, January 15, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)