
** FILE ** Sen. Christopher Bond, D-Mo., left, and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., walk near the floor of the Senate during an unusual Saturday session on Capitol Hill in Washington on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota Democrat, addresses supporters Tuesday night. With a Democratic governor and Democrats in control of the Legislature, Minnesota is heavily blue. (Associated Press)

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota Democrat, addresses supporters Tuesday night. With a Democratic governor and Democrats in control of the Legislature, Minnesota is heavily blue. (Associated Press)

Minnesota Senate candidate Kurt Bills address the crowd at Republican Election headquarters, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 in Bloomington, Minn. Bills lost the election to incumbent Sen. Amy Klobuchar. (AP Photo/Tom Olmscheid)

** FILE ** Sen. Christopher Bond, D-Mo., left, and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., walk near the floor of the Senate during an unusual Saturday session on Capitol Hill in Washington on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Associated Press Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick J. Leahy of Vermont joins fellow Senate Democrats (from left) Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, Charles E. Schumer of New York, and Dianne Feinstein of California after Elena Kagan's confirmation vote.