Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., the Democratic Policy Committee chairman, and Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., rear, are reflected in a TV monitor as they listen during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, where Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. told reporters that Republicans are thwarting Democratic efforts pass a bill to extend unemployment benefits which expired at the end of last year. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)