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Sheet metal workers from Toledo escort an inflatable rat during a march to the State Capitol grounds in Lansing, Mich., Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. The crowd is protesting right-to-work legislation that was passed by the state legislature last week. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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Protesters gather for a rally at the State Capitol in Lansing, Mich., Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. The crowd is protesting right-to-work legislation passed last week. Michigan could become the 24th state with a right-to-work law next week. Rules required a five-day wait before the House and Senate vote on each other's bills; lawmakers are scheduled to reconvene Tuesday and Gov. Snyder has pledged to sign the bills into law. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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Sheet-metal workers from Toledo, Ohio, escort an inflatable rat during a march to the state Capitol grounds in Lansing, Mich., on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. The crowd is demonstrating against legislation that would make Michigan the 24th state with a right-to-work law. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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Protesters gather for a rally at the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich., on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. The crowd is demonstrating against legislation that would make Michigan the 24th state with a right-to-work law. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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Rep. Justin Amash, Michigan Republican. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) ** FILE **
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House Speaker John A. Boehner (left), Ohio Republican, administers the House oath to Rep. Justin Amash, Michigan Republican, during a mock swearing-in ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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** FILE ** Rep. Tom Price, Georgia Republican, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington on Feb. 11, 2011. (Associated Press)
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House Speaker John A. Boehner (left), Ohio Republican, participates in a ceremonial House swearing-in ceremony for Rep. Tom Price, Georgia Republican, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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House Speaker John A. Boehner (center), Ohio Republican — flanked by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (left), Virginia Republican, and Rep. Tom Price, Georgia Republican — speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, June 28, 2012, after the Supreme Court's ruling on the Affordable Care Act. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (center), Kentucky Republican, steps off the Senate floor at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, before speaking with reporters following a GOP strategy luncheon. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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U.S. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. addresses a filibuster rally on the steps of the Capitol , Wednesday, May 18, 2005. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (right), Kentucky Republican, gestures as he speaks with reporters at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, following a GOP strategy luncheon. With him (from left) are Republican Sens. John Barrasso of Wyoming and John Thune of South Dakota. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, gestures as he takes a call in his office before the jobs bill cloture vote on Capitol Hill in Washington on Monday, Feb. 22, 2010. A bipartisan jobs bill cleared a GOP filibuster with critical momentum provided by the Senate's newest Republican, Sen. Scott P. Brown of Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)
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**FILE** Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, July 20, 2010. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., discusses the Senate's upcoming votes on judicial nominations during a news conference on Capitol Hill Tuesday, May 24, 2005. In the back ground are Rep. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., center, and Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook)
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**FILE** President Obama, accompanied by business people, speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on April 30, 2010. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** President Bush (center) listens to Dave Vieau (right), president and CEO of A123 Systems, as he is shown a Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid car utilizing a lithium power battery during a demonstration of alternative fuel automobiles on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Feb. 23, 2007. At left is Energy Secretary Sam Bodman. (Associated Press)
