House Republicans are no longer a part of negotiations to end the standoff in Washington, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin said Sunday.
“We’ve reached the point where House Republicans and their leadership have stepped to the sidelines,” the Illinois Democrat said on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” knocking the House GOP for what he characterized as shifting demands. “They’re not part of this,” he said.
Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), meanwhile, blamed President Barack Obama for the standoff over reopening the government and raising the debt limit.
“The president has refused to negotiate,” Portman said. “It’s unbelievable.”
Portman also echoed other Republicans who indicated in interviews Sunday that the fight was now about spending.
“You’ve got to deal with the underlying problem, which is the spending problem,” Portman said.
60 posted on 10/14/2013 10:01:15 AM PDT by Eagle of Liberty
(Be the Enemy Within the Enemy Within...)
67 posted on 10/14/2013 10:07:21 AM PDT by advertising guy
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