Speaker John Boehner

House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio), at the Republican Party headquarters on Capitol Hill, speaks in front of a countdown clock to March 1, when automatic spending cuts will take effect if an alternative is not found.

( Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images / February 13, 2013 )

House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio), at the Republican Party headquarters on Capitol Hill, speaks in front of a countdown clock to March 1, when automatic spending cuts will take effect if an alternative is not found.

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