House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, accompanied by the fellow House GOP leadership, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, to urge President Barack Obama to offer ideas to replace the looming, automatic budget cuts known as the sequester. From left are, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va., House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of Calif., Rep. Lynn Jenkins, R-Kansas., Rep. Susan Brooks, R-Ind., Boehner, and Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga.
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