Boehner's Office Says No Deal Was Reached In White House Talks

Speaker John Boehner's office said a meeting between congressional leaders at the White House Tuesday morning did not resolve the standoff over funding the government for the rest of the year.

The Ohio Republican's office said "no agreement was reached" on a long-term spending bill during the talks despite a "good discussion."

According to a readout from the Speaker's office, Boehner told President Obama that the House "will not be put in a box" in the talks over spending cuts despite the looming government shutdown.

Boehner told Obama that his conference will not be "forced to choose between two options that are bad for the country (accepting a bad deal that fails to make real spending cuts, or accepting a government shutdown due to Senate inaction)," the readout said.

"That this is why House Republicans — in lieu of an agreement in which the White House and Senate agree to real spending cuts — are rallying behind a potential third option: a CR that funds our troops through September while cutting an additional $12 billion in spending and keeps the government running for another week," the readout said.
Republicans on Monday night introduced a measure to fund the government for another week and finance the Pentagon until the end of the fiscal year. The move is intended to prevent a government shutdown that would start after Friday unless Congress approves another spending measure.

Boehner told his conference about the legislation — which contains $12 billion in spending cuts — during a Monday night meeting.

A handful of House Republican freshmen on Tuesday said that they would support Boehner's proposal.

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