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Gallery: Debt showdown

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, pauses as he and other Republican leaders talk to reporters about the debt crisis showdown during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 28, 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

July 28, 2011 @ 04:40 PM

Photos from Congress as political leaders try to hammer out the final details of a plan to reduce the nation's debt while simultaneously raising the debt ceiling.

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House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, pauses as he and other Republican leaders talk to reporters about the debt crisis showdown during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 28, 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio talks to reporters about the debt crisis showdown during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 28, 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, at podium joined by fellow Republican leaders, talk to reporters about the debt crisis showdown during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 28, 2011. From left are: Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va., Rep. Renee Ellmers, R-N.C., Boehner, Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Ill., and House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of Calif. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, second from right, accompanied by fellow Republican leaders, talks to reporters about the debt crisis showdown during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 28, 2011. From left are House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va., Rep. Renee Ellmers, R-N.C., Boehner, and Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Ill. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, third from left, walks with aides on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 28, 2011, as the debt crisis showdown continues. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, right, and House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of Calif., take part in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 28, 2011.. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio takes part in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 28, 2011, to discuss the debt crisis showdown. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio takes part in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 28, 2011, to discuss the debt crisis showdown. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Civic and religious leaders pray inside the Capitol Rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 28, 2011. The group, who were protesting proposed budget cuts with debt ceiling negotiations, were arrested by Capitol Hill Police. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio takes part in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 28, 2011, to discuss the debt crisis showdown. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)