WASHINGTON – JULY 31: In this handout provided by the White House, Vice President Joe Biden (R) looks out the window as U.S. President Barack Obama talks on the phone with House Speaker John Boehner in the Oval Office to discuss ongoing efforts in the debt limit and deficit reduction talks July 31, 2011 in Washington, DC. Obama announced that congressional leaders had reached a tentative agreement to extend the federal debt limit while enacting spending cuts. (Photo by Pete Souza/The White House via Getty Images)