ASSOCIATED PRESSHouse 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.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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