Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., left, accompanied by …

J. Scott Applewhite | published: September 24, 2011

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., left, accompanied by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., take part in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Sept. 23 2011, to talk about their conflict with Republican lawmakers over whether funding for victims of natural disasters should be paid for by cuts to other government programs. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)