WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 07: House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) reacts to a joke about the bankrupt financial investment firm MF Global during a news conference where he introduced a package of ten legislative reforms designed to reform the budget process at the U.S. Capitol December 7, 2011 in Washington, DC. Joined by the Republican members of the Budget Committee, Ryan described the current budget process as "broken" and said these reforms would steer the Congress back on track. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Getty Images

Getty Images News Chip Somodevilla