President Barack Obama, flanked by Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Anne Zimmerman, President, Zimmerman & Co., CPAs, Inc. & Zimcom Internet Solutions, right, speaks during a photo opportunity as he meets with a group of business leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House, Friday, Jan. 31, 2014, in Washington., to discuss practices for hiring the long-term unemployed. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)