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Kansas state Sens. Les Donovan, left, of Republicans, and Jeff King, of Independence, confer during the Senate's session, Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Both Republicans voted for a proposed amendment to the state constitution to legalize charitable raffles. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. faces reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014, following a closed-door Democratic policy meeting. The Senate seemed ready Tuesday to vote preliminary approval of a sprawling Democratic bill expanding health, education and other benefits for veterans, but the election-year measure faced conservative opposition and an uncertain fate as Republicans try to make it smaller and find ways to pay for it. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Sen. Mike Lee R-Utah speaks during the Values Voter Summit, held by the Family Research Council Action, Friday, Oct. 11, 2013, in Washington. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein, California Democrat, leveled accusations on Tuesday that the CIA had illegally broken into Senate intelligence computers and deleted documents in the possession of Congress.

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Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville, center, introduces Sen. Mike Kowal, R-White Lake, right, to Michigan's olympic gold medal figure skaters, Charlie White, left, and Meryl Davis on the floor of the Senate at the Capitol Tuesday morning, March 11, 2014, in Lansing, Mich. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and lawmakers paid tribute to the pair. (AP Photo/Detroit News, Dale G. Young) DETROIT FREE PRESS OUT, MAGS OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT

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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. leaves the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 11, 2014, after speaking in support of Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., who accused the CIA of undermining congressional oversight and the separation of powers under the Constitution. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Senate staff members arrive prior to a meeting of the Senate Climate Action Task Force prior to taking to the Senate Floor all night to urge action on climate change on Capitol Hill on Monday, March 10, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

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Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., right, and Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., arrive for a Senate vote on military sexual assault legislation on Capitol Hill on Monday, March 10, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)