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Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) speaks with reporters as he leaves a press conference with House Republicans at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 10, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), left, arrives for a press conference with fellow House Republicans at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 10, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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House Speaker John Boehner, (R-Ohio), left, and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, (R-Va.), right, arrives for a press conference with other House Republicans at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 10, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, (R-Va.), speaks at a press conference with House Republicans at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 10, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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House Speaker John Boehner, (R-Ohio) speaks at a press conference with House Republicans at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 10, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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House Speaker John Boehner, (R-Ohio), left, and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, (R-Va.), right, arrives for a press conference with other House Republicans at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 10, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) speaks with reporters as he leaves a press conference with House Republicans at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 10, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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House Speaker John Boehner, (R-Ohio) speaks at a press conference with Republicans at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 10, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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House Speaker John Boehner, (R-Ohio), center, leaves after speaking at a press conference with House Republicans at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 10, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), second from right, arrives for a press conference with fellow House Republicans at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 10, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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House Speaker John Boehner, (R-Ohio), center, arrives for a press conference with House Republicans at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 10, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, (R-Va.), speaks at a press conference with House Republicans at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 10, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), center, arrives for a press conference with fellow House Republicans at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 10, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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House Speaker John Boehner, (R-Ohio), center, leaves after speaking at a press conference with House Republicans at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 10, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), second from right, listens as House Speaker John Boehner, (R-Ohio) speaks at a press conference with House Republicans at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 10, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)