The Board of management: Shutdown Watch: six days out

 

With six days left until spending authority runs the Federal Government, still President Obama spoke to Congressional leaders as employees working over the weekend on a compromise, which could happen next week.

Every day the caucus is a daily afternoon roundup of PR efforts by both sides which deadline approaches April 8 offer. Check back here, caught on the to and fro.

* House speaker John Boehner continue to insist that no deal on how much the budget cut made. "Now, you have heard, claim a democratic leader agreement on this issue, but let me make it clear," Mr. Boehner said in the weekly Republican address on Saturday. "There is no agreement." "Republicans possible help still largest reductions of appropriations to end Washington's job crushing fight binge spending."

Mr. Boehner said in his speech that the negotiators have made some "early progress" by admit we cut Democrats Mr Obama budget. But he said that "nowhere near enough."

* The White House said that Mr Obama calls separate Mr. Boehner and Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, majority leader, discussed the budget negotiations.

"The President made it clear that we all understand the need, cut spending, and the progress made, taken, agree to all work on the same number - 73 billion $ in spending this year alone cuts highlighted," said in a statement on the call of the White House.

"The President said that he his team rely continue to work hard over the weekend with the Appropriators to help the resolution on the composition of achieving these reductions, and reaffirms our opposition to cuts, which will undermine our economic growth, job creation", and our ability to win the future. "He continued clearly, that we continue this process using against efforts, to an ideological agenda on issues, to do nothing with reduction in expenditure, or the reduction of the deficit."

"The President stressed the progress that has been made, but made it clear that this process on time is running short, and it calls for both sides to reach a final solution and avoid a Government shutdown, which would be harmful to our economic recovery" the statement said.

But Michael steel, the speaker Mr. Boehner, added: "The speakers the President reminded, that there no"deal"or an agreement on a final figure, and he is also continue to press for the largest possible outputs cuts."

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