By Steven T. Dennis Roll Call Staff March 13, 2013, 6:43 p.m.
Obama arrives at the Capitol for a meeting with House Republicans on Wednesday, accompanied by House Sergeant-at-Arms Paul Irving. President Barack Obama continued his push for a grand bargain, an immigration overhaul and the rest of his agenda in a meeting with House Republicans on Wednesday, but GOP leaders immediately shut the door on any compromises that would include new taxes.
Obama appealed to Republicans to come to the table on a bipartisan budget package — saying he’s willing to back $2 in spending cuts for every $1 in tax revenue — and he argued that reaching agreement on immigration would benefit them politically. But he also told them balancing the budget over the next 10 years is not on his priority list. To Read More….
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