Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., left, and Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D. walk on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009, following the Democratic policy luncheon.

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., left, and Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D. walk on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009, following the Democratic policy luncheon.