U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy speak to the press outside the White House

U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (C)(R-OH), House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R)(R-VA) and Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speak to the press outside the White House following their lunch meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama, February 9, 2011. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)