Peter1469
10-14-2013, 04:18 PM
It at least looks like the Senate will come up with something (http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/14/politics/shutdown-showdown/index.html). Then it will be in the House's court.
A surge of optimism on Monday for a possible compromise to end the partial government shutdown and avoid a U.S. default as soon as this week got jolted by the sudden postponement of a White House meeting between President Barack Obama and congressional leaders.
"I'm very optimistic that we will reach an agreement that's reasonable in nature this week to reopen the government, pay the nation's bills, and begin long-term negotiation to put our country on sound fiscal footing," Reid said about an hour before he and other Democratic and GOP leaders were to have met with Obama.
McConnell said he shared Reid's optimism that "we're going to get a result that will be acceptable to both sides."
Re: the bolded- that is the part that never gets done in all of these debt ceiling showdowns.
A surge of optimism on Monday for a possible compromise to end the partial government shutdown and avoid a U.S. default as soon as this week got jolted by the sudden postponement of a White House meeting between President Barack Obama and congressional leaders.
"I'm very optimistic that we will reach an agreement that's reasonable in nature this week to reopen the government, pay the nation's bills, and begin long-term negotiation to put our country on sound fiscal footing," Reid said about an hour before he and other Democratic and GOP leaders were to have met with Obama.
McConnell said he shared Reid's optimism that "we're going to get a result that will be acceptable to both sides."
Re: the bolded- that is the part that never gets done in all of these debt ceiling showdowns.