President Bush flanked by House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, right, and House Republican Whip Roy Blunt, R-Mo., left, walks from Cross Hall to make a statement, Wednesday, May 7, 2008, after he met with the House Republican Conference in the East Room, of the White House. Bush criticized Congressional Democrats' approach in dealing with the U.S. housing crisis and soaring energy prices, and urged them not to expand a $108 billion (euro70 billion) Iraq war bill with issues such as extended unemployment benefits. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)


