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)