Obama urges Congress to re-open government

October 09, 2013 01:18

US President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he is willing to negotiate with Republicans on fiscal issues and his signature health care law, but warned that "we can't make extortion routine as part of our democracy." In a press conference at the White House, he urged John Boehner, the House speaker, to hold a vote to end the partial government shutdown and lift the debt ceiling. The US government has been partially shuttered for more than a week because Congress did not pass a budget before the fiscal year ended on September 30.

Dozens of Republican lawmakers demanded that any budget bill also include provisions to delay implementation of health care law, which took effect this month.

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