U.S. President Barack Obama addresses a press conference at the White House in Washington D.C. Oct. 9, 2013. Barack Obama on Tuesday urged both the Democrats and the Republicans to work on their budget differences to end the fiscal logjam, saying he is willing to talk with the Republicans only after the threats of government shutdown and debt default are removed. (Xinhua/Zhang Jun)
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Obama urges Democrats, Republicans to work on budget differences
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged Democrats and Republicans to work on their budget differences to end the fiscal logjam, saying he is willing to talk with Republicans only after the threats of government shutdown and debt default are removed.
Republican lawmakers in the House of Representatives do not get to demand ransom for doing their basic jobs of funding the government, Obama said at a press conference in the White House. Full story
U.S. President Barack Obama addresses a press conference at the White House in Washington D.C. Oct. 9, 2013. Barack Obama on Tuesday urged both the Democrats and the Republicans to work on their budget differences to end the fiscal logjam, saying he is willing to talk with the Republicans only after the threats of government shutdown and debt default are removed. (Xinhua/Zhang Jun)
U.S. President Barack Obama addresses a press conference at the White House in Washington D.C. Oct. 9, 2013. Barack Obama on Tuesday urged both the Democrats and the Republicans to work on their budget differences to end the fiscal logjam, saying he is willing to talk with the Republicans only after the threats of government shutdown and debt default are removed. (Xinhua/Zhang Jun)
U.S. President Barack Obama addresses a press conference at the White House in Washington D.C. Oct. 9, 2013. Barack Obama on Tuesday urged both the Democrats and the Republicans to work on their budget differences to end the fiscal logjam, saying he is willing to talk with the Republicans only after the threats of government shutdown and debt default are removed. (Xinhua/Zhang Jun)
U.S. President Barack Obama addresses a press conference at the White House in Washington D.C. Oct. 9, 2013. Barack Obama on Tuesday urged both the Democrats and the Republicans to work on their budget differences to end the fiscal logjam, saying he is willing to talk with the Republicans only after the threats of government shutdown and debt default are removed. (Xinhua/Zhang Jun)
U.S. President Barack Obama addresses a press conference at the White House in Washington D.C. Oct. 9, 2013. Barack Obama on Tuesday urged both the Democrats and the Republicans to work on their budget differences to end the fiscal logjam, saying he is willing to talk with the Republicans only after the threats of government shutdown and debt default are removed. (Xinhua/Zhang Jun)
U.S. President Barack Obama addresses a press conference at the White House in Washington D.C. Oct. 9, 2013. Barack Obama on Tuesday urged both the Democrats and the Republicans to work on their budget differences to end the fiscal logjam, saying he is willing to talk with the Republicans only after the threats of government shutdown and debt default are removed. (Xinhua/Zhang Jun)
