
House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, right, speaks during a news conference with House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., left, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, July 15, 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

President Obama and House Speaker John A. Boehner take part in a meeting at the White House on July 14, 2011, with Republican and Democratic leaders regarding the debt ceiling. (Associated Press)

House Speaker John A. Boehner of Ohio (second from left) prepares to speak about the debt ceiling on Capitol Hill on Thursday. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia (right) and House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of California look on. (Associated Press)

**FILE** Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (center), Kentucky Republican, is flanked by House Speaker John Boehner (right), Ohio Republican, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, on Capitol Hill. (Associated Press)

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (right), Virginia Republican, and House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (left), California Republican, listens as House Speaker John Boehner, Ohio Republican, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill. (Associated Press)

President Obama sits with House Speaker John Boehner (left), Ohio Republican, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (second from right), Kentucky Republican, and Sen. Dick Durbin, Illinois Democrat, as he meets on July 13, 2011, with Republican and Democratic leaders regarding the debt ceiling in the Cabinet Room of the White House. (Associated Press)

President Obama meets Monday at the White House with House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, for talks aimed at a deal on debt reduction. (Associated Press)

House Speaker John Boehner (left), Ohio Republican, listens as President Obama speaks July 7, 2011, during a meeting with Congressional leadership to discuss the debt in the Cabinet Room of the White House. (Associated Press)