Hell meet with a group of House Republican leaders tomorrow. The talks come as the pressure builds for congress to break the deadlock. Any signs of progress in washington today . Reporter not really. We do have moving parts to tell but. The president in the east room of the white house talking to house democrats. Thats a bit like preaching to the choir. Were waiting to hear from nancy pelosi and others from the conclusion of that meeting tomorrow. Its the House Republicans, they are the center of this stand off, at the center of the controversy. Their continued insistence of delaying the Affordable Care act otherwise known as obamacare. We should have a tape to play that phrase over and over again. Theyre sticking by that if they are vote to allow the government to reopen. Weve been talking about this impending debt ceiling eight days away, seven days away, october 17th, when the country is set to exceed that. Now on the eve of testimony before congress tomorrow, tony, jack lew, the tr
And with the deadline looming, congress and the white house are racing to reach a deal to raise the debt limit and end the Government Shutdown. House and Senate Leaders from both parties will hold another meeting with president obama this afternoon. Al jazeera libby casey joins us. And what can we expect from white house and members of congress and has there been any progress . Now were getting leaders from each of the bodies, the top folks from the house, the senate, on both sides of the aisle, republican and democrat. That needs major leader harry reid, Mitch Mcconnell, john boehner and nancy pelosi will be there together. These are the four people along with the president that can make a difference in dealing and negotiating. Were seeing a lot of behind closed door meeting. Harry reed and Mitch Mcconnell met about an hour ago. These are leaders in the senate and have a long history together but have not talked up until this weekend during this whole government shownd operation and t
Affordable care act, of course also known as obamacare. The bill heads to the senate which says it will be dead on arrival. President obama has promised to veto any resolution that strips his healthcare plan. Earlier this morning, the man leading the movement to did he have fund obamacare, ted cruz defended the house vote the house at 12 30 in the morning voted to keep the government open to fully fund the government but at the same time the house responded to the millions of americans who are hurting under obamacare and i think the senate needs to do the same thing. Al jazeera libby casey has more from capitol Hill Reporter the house of representatives passed a spending bill largely along party lines that would keep the if he hadral government funding and operating through mid december. However, it has some very big Strings Attached. First of all, is it would delay implementation of the federal healthcare law known as obamacare by one year. It would also repeal a medical device sales
Hello, welcome to al jazeera america, im stephanie sy. A decision on the future of u. S. Troops in afghanistan now in the hands of a council of tribal leaders. More than a decade after america entered the region thousands of delegates are gathering on thursday, known as the loya jirga. Theyll accept or reject a security pact. U. S. Forces that remain after next year will receive immunity from afghan courts that was a key point. Also American Forces will not target afghanistan civilians, including in their home. Afghanistan will fund the forces. Secretary of state john kerry clarified a key part of the deal. It is entirely train, equip and desist. Theres no combat role for the American Forces. The Bilateral Agreement is an effort to clarify for afghan and United States military force, exactly what the rules are with respect to the ongoing relationship. For many afghans the proposed security pact is having all the troops out. Jane ferguson reports from kandahar. His family was murdered b
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