WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 01: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (C) speaks to reporters after lawmakers failed to move the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development appropriations bill forward before the summer recess with (L-R) U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO), U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-SD), U.S. Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson (R-SD) and U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) at the U.S. Capitol August 1, 2013 in Washington, DC. McConnell was able to rally Senate Republicans to vote against cloture, saying the move was “symbolic significance” for the upcoming autum budget fight. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)