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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (right) proposes a constitutional amendment to eliminate campaign spending. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell disagrees. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, gives a thumbs up to activists before he testifies at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on campaign finance. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Nationals' Ryan Zimmerman, left, and Adam LaRoche arrive into the dugout before a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Nationals Park on Tuesday, June 3, 2014, in Washington. It is expected to be Zimmerman's first game back after being on the disabled list. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), left, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, (R-Ky.), right, testify at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on "Examining a Constitutional Amendment to Restore Democracy to the American People" focusing on campaign finance on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, June 3, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), left, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, (R-Ky.), right, testify at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on "Examining a Constitutional Amendment to Restore Democracy to the American People" focusing on campaign finance on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, June 3, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), left, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, (R-Ky.), right, testify at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on "Examining a Constitutional Amendment to Restore Democracy to the American People" focusing on campaign finance on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, June 3, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), right, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, (R-Ky.), left, testify at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on "Examining a Constitutional Amendment to Restore Democracy to the American People" focusing on campaign finance on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, June 3, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), right, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, (R-Ky.), left, testify at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on "Examining a Constitutional Amendment to Restore Democracy to the American People" focusing on campaign finance on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, June 3, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman holds a bat during batting practice before a baseball game against the Miami Marlins at Nationals Park Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in Washington. Zimmerman is on the disabled list with a broken thumb, and was recently cleared to swing a bat. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), right, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, (R-Ky.), left, testify at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on "Examining a Constitutional Amendment to Restore Democracy to the American People" focusing on campaign finance on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, June 3, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), right, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, (R-Ky.), left, testify at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on "Examining a Constitutional Amendment to Restore Democracy to the American People" focusing on campaign finance on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, June 3, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, (R-Ky.), pictured, testify at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on "Examining a Constitutional Amendment to Restore Democracy to the American People" focusing on campaign finance on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, June 3, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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New York University Professor Marco Williams says his game, "The Migrant Trail," is a chance for students to experience and truly understand the human toll of U.S. immigration policy. (TheUndocumented.com)

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Code Pink activists hold up signs before Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, (R-Ky.) testify at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on "Examining a Constitutional Amendment to Restore Democracy to the American People" focusing on campaign finance on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, June 3, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), right, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, (R-Ky.), left, testify at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on "Examining a Constitutional Amendment to Restore Democracy to the American People" focusing on campaign finance on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, June 3, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)