Obama Seeks Congress Members’ Verdict on Debt-Cutting Plans
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President Barack Obama told congressional leaders to report to him within two days on what debt-limit options their members can support, Democratic and Republican officials said after today’s negotiating session.
The president scheduled a news conference tomorrow to discuss the debt talks. Obama and congressional leaders, who met today at the White House for an hour and 20 minutes, don’t plan another session tomorrow and instead will focus on sounding out their party members in Congress, Democratic and Republican aides said on condition of anonymity.