Obama: We've Come To A Compromise, But Have No Deal

With the threat of a shutdown growing more certain, President Barack Obama called on Congressional leaders to work around the clock to reach a consensus in order to prevent that from happening.

Obama called House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) early Wednesday morning for an update on current negotiations. White House press secretary Jay Carney said that the three had a “good conversation” but added that no deal had been made. 

“We’ve now agreed to cut as much spending as the Republicans in Congress originally asked for, I’ve got some Democrats mad at me,” Obama told employees of Gamesa Technology Corporation, Inc. in Fairless Hills, Pa. “We’ve agreed to a compromise but, somehow, we still don’t have a deal.” 

It’s been more than 15 years since the last time the government shut down. The potential for history to repeat itself grows as negotiations stall with a shutdown less than three days away.

“The fact is is that you have to make compromises as a family, that’s what we are, the American family,” Obama said. “Democrats and Republicans need to get together, work throught their differences [and] keep the government running so we can focus on keeping this economy growing… That’s our job, that’s what people wanna see. Results.”