House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, center, joined by, from left, House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of Calif., Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va. leaves a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, after speaking about the Keystone XL Pipeline and other issues, following a Republican Conference meeting. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)