House, Senate Republicans offer competing plans on debt-limit, #government shutdown

Video: House Republicans say they will advance legislation to temporarily extend the government's ability to borrow money. Speaker John Boehner said the measure would advance if President Obama agrees to negotiate over reopening government.

 

House and Senate Republicans offered competing plans Thursday to resolve Washington’s debt-limit and government shutdown crises, as President Obama held the latest in a series of meetings aimed at persuading them to accept at least short-term solutions with no partisan strings attached.

The White House described President Obama’s conversation Thursday afternoon with House Republican leaders as a “good meeting,” but said no deal was reached to reopen the government.