U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to reporters as U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY), John Thune (R-SD), Rick Scott (R-FL) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) listen, following the Senate Republicans weekly policy lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., March 1, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz