Obama Meets With Congressional Leaders on Economic Agenda
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President Barack Obama met privately over lunch with Democratic and Republican congressional leaders, the first such session in seven months, seeking to work on an election-year economic agenda.
The talks today were “constructive and cordial,” spokesman Jay Carney said at a White House briefing. House Speaker John Boehner told reporters later he was “encouraged” and hoped Democratic leaders would consider energy and jobs bills that he said have bipartisan support.