House Republican Leadership Speak Following a meeting in Washington, D.C.

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) speaks as Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) (L) and Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-VA) listen, following a Republican conference meeting on Capitol Hill, December 10, 2013, in Washington, D.C. Ryan and Senate Budget Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) have reached a tentative budget agreement to restore about $65 billion in automatic spending cuts. UPI/Kevin Dietsch