John Boehner

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FILE - In this May 10, 2012, file photo House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, takes questions during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. "I'm gonna stay focused on jobs, thanks," Boehner said the day after President Barack Obama's embrace of gay marriage swirled through the political world. "The president can talk about it all he wants. I'm gonna stay focused on what the American people want us to stay focused on," he said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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** FILE ** In this April 26, 2012, file photo, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio speaks during his weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Republicans ignored a veto threat and overcame a rebellion by party conservatives to push a bill through the House Friday keeping interest rates on millions of federal student loans from doubling this summer. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

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House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio speaks during his weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Thursday, April 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, Chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee John Kline, Minnesota Republican, and Rep. Jeb Hensarling, Texas Republican, speak about a student loans bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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House Speaker John Boehner, Ohio Republican, speaks April 26, 2012, during his weekly news conference on Capitol Hill. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** House Speaker John Boehner, Ohio Republican, speaks April 25, 2012, about a student loans bill on Capitol Hill. (Associated Press)

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House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio is interviewed by Bill Hemmer on Fox News Channel in New York, Monday April 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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House Speaker John Boehner, Ohio Republican, takes questions March 29, 2012, during a news conference on Capitol Hill. (Associated Press)

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FILE - In this March 1, 2012, file photo House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 22, 2012, to criticize President Barack Obama's energy policies. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, said that conversations would continue in the House about a longer term approach to the nation's transportation needs. For now, he said he is willing to take up a Senate transportation bill. (Associated Press)