Obama repeatedly pressed House Republicans to open the government, asking them "what's it going to take to" end the shutdown, those sources said. The meeting was described by both sides as cordial but inconclusive.
President Barack Obama and House Republicans clashed in a meeting Thursday afternoon over how soon the government can be reopened, even as the GOP offered to lift the debt limit for six weeks, according to sources familiar with the session.
House Republicans told Obama at the White House that they could reopen the federal government by early next week if the president and Senate Democrats agree to their debt-ceiling proposal. A GOP aide said they would seek some additional concessions if they advance a government funding bill next week.
Obama repeatedly pressed House Republicans to open the government, asking them "what's it going to take to" end the shutdown, those sources said. The meeting was described by both sides as cordial but inconclusive.
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