U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. <a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=John+Boehner&family=editorial&specificpeople=274752 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'>John Boehner</a> (R-OH) (L) speaks House Majority Leader Rep. <a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=Eric+Cantor&family=editorial&specificpeople=653711 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'>Eric Cantor</a> (R-VA) (R) listens during a news conference after a House Republican conference meeting December 5, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The House Republican leadership held a news conference to discuss its negotiations with the White House on the fiscal cliff issue.