House Speaker <a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=John+Boehner&family=editorial&specificpeople=274752 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'>John Boehner</a>, a Republican from Ohio, center, walks out of a House Republican caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. The U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan budget deal two hours after income tax cuts expired, reaching an after-deadline agreement to undo the potential economic harm of $600 billion in tax increases and spending cuts. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images