Speaker of the House <a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=John+Boehner&family=editorial&specificpeople=274752 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'>John Boehner</a> (R-OH) (C) heads to the House floor to address members on the 'fiscal cliff' negotiations with the White House and Congressional Democrats at the U.S. Capitol December 11, 2012 in Washington, DC. Boehner's office said he will announce that negotiations are making headway toward averting the automatic steep tax hikes and spending cuts set for the end of the year.