Nancy Pelosi(01 of15)
Open Image ModalMinority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other members of the House Democratic leadership talk to reporters after meeting with President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden in the Oval Office at the White House October 15, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Nancy Pelosi(02 of15)
Open Image ModalHouse Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (L) speaks outside the White House following a meeting between U.S. Presiden Barack Obama and members of the House Democratic leadership October 9, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Nancy Pelosi(03 of15)
Open Image ModalU.S. House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during a House Democratic leadership meeting October 16, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Harry Reid(04 of15)
Open Image ModalU.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) speaks at a press conference after the U.S. Senate voted to fund the federal government and raise the debt limit at the U.S. Capitol October 16, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Nancy Pelosi(05 of15)
Open Image Modal(L-R) House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) and Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY) talk to reporters after meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House October 9, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Harry Reid(06 of15)
Open Image ModalSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) speaks at a press conference on the government shutdown October 4, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Harry Reid(07 of15)
Open Image ModalSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) wipes his eyes during a news conference about the government shutdown on Capitol Hill October 2, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Nancy Pelosi(08 of15)
Open Image ModalU.S. House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (R) listens to the story of Leslie Boyd (2nd R) of Candler, North Carolina, who has lost her son to cancer, during a ceremony October 1, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Harry Reid(09 of15)
Open Image Modal U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) speaks with members of the press after a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama, Speaker of the House John Boehner, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell about the government shutdown on October 2, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Harry Reid(10 of15)
Open Image ModalU.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) speaks with members of the press after a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama, Speaker of the House John Boehner, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell about the government shutdown on October 2, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Harry Reid(11 of15)
Open Image ModalSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) reads a letter during a news conference about the government shutdown on Capitol Hill October 2, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Harry Reid(12 of15)
Open Image ModalSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) appears at a press conference after the Senate voted to table House legislation to avert a government shutdown by defunding the Affordable Health Care Act as Congress remains gridlocked over legislation to continue funding the federal government September 30, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Harry Reid(13 of15)
Open Image ModalWASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 30: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) appears at a press conference after the Senate voted to table House legislation to avert a government shutdown by defunding the Affordable Health Care Act as Congress remains gridlocked over legislation to continue funding the federal government September 30, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Harry Reid(14 of15)
Open Image ModalSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) appears at a press conference after the Senate voted to table House legislation to avert a government shutdown by defunding the Affordable Health Care Act as Congress remains gridlocked over legislation to continue funding the federal government September 30, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Nancy Pelosi(15 of15)
Open Image ModalWASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 30: U.S. House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (2nd L) speaks as (L-R) Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY), and House Minority Whip Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) listen during a news conference after a House Democratic leadership meeting September 30, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)