Budget Showdown Begins in D.C. Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email President Barack Obama (R) speaks as Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) (L) looks on during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House January 13, 2015. ( Alex Wong / Getty ) Produced by PRI and WNYC