Obama, congressional leaders still deadlocked on shutdown
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Clifford Armion
le 10/03/2013
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WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama met with Republican and Democratic leaders in Congress on Wednesday to try to break a budget deadlock that has shut wide swaths of the federal government, but there was no breakthrough and both sides blamed each other.After more than an hour of talks, House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said Obama refused to negotiate, while House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid accused Republicans of trying to hold the president hostage over Obamacare.
Reid said Obama told Republicans "he will not stand" for their tactics. The White House later issued a statement saying that Obama remains hopeful that "common sense will prevail."
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Obama, congressional leaders still deadlocked on shutdown, La Clé des Langues [en ligne], Lyon, ENS de LYON/DGESCO (ISSN 2107-7029), mars 2013. Consulté le 04/11/2025. URL: https://cle.ens-lyon.fr/anglais/archives/archives-revue-de-presse/obama-congressional-leaders-still-deadlocked-on-shutdown-