Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks alongside Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) at a press conference following the Senate's vote on the financial sector bailout on Capitol Hill in Washington on October 1, 2008. The Senate passed the 700 Billion bailout bill. (UPI Photo/Yuri Gripas)