McConnell discusses Republican midterm gains (7 images)

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, discusses "the message of the people to Capitol Hill" after Republicans took control of the House in the wake of the midterm elections at the Heritage Foundation blocks from the U.S. Capitol in Washington on November 4, 2010. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg

Edwin Feulner, president of the Heritage Foundation, introduces Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, to discuss "the message of the people to Capitol Hill" after Republicans took control of the House in the wake of the midterm elections at the Heritage Foundation blocks from the U.S. Capitol in Washington on November 4, 2010. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, discusses "the message of the people to Capitol Hill" after Republicans took control of the House in the wake of the midterm elections at the Heritage Foundation blocks from the U.S. Capitol in Washington on November 4, 2010. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg