Senate panel to approve budget sparing safety net

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, took questions from reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday following a closed-door meeting with President Barack Obama and House Republicans to discuss the budget. From left are, Rep. James Lankford, R-Okla., House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va., Boehner, Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Ind., House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of Calif., and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash.