国际英语新闻:Obama Enters Talks on US Debt, Spending Cuts
"Not only are they counterproductive from the standpoint of an economic recovery, they are also politically impossible, since Republicans oppose tax hikes and Democrats have already shown that they won't raise taxes in a down economy either," said McConnell.
After meeting with President Obama last week, Democratic Representative Chris Van Hollen asserted that Republicans are placing the economy at serious risk where the debt ceiling is concerned.
"These people are playing with fire and really putting the very fragile economy at greater threat by playing the games that we have been seeing," said Van Hollen.
White House spokesman Carney on Monday reiterated a key administration talking point that "significant progress" was made in negotiations that went into "abeyance" after key Republicans withdrew last week.
Carney called it important not to "test" the broadly-held view that a government default would be "calamitous." And he repeated the White House view that Republican deficit cutting proposals have not been balanced.
The president's spokesman said nothing about a possible joint negotiating session that Mr. Obama might have in addition to his one-on-one talks with key congressional leaders.
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