crises because there are costs well, there are costs obviously because the republicans shut the government down and there are costs even to waiting as long as we already have to raise the debt ceiling in a responsible way without drama or delay. paul ryan s op-ed in the wall street journal today got a lot of attention. he doesn t mention obama care in there and it was seen by people in washington as a more palatable approach. does the white house view that in the same light? well, look, i think that we believe that there is a possibility of finding common ground when we sit down, republicans and democrats, to reach a compromise on funding the government and funding our priorities in a way that allows the economy to continue to grow and to grow faster and stronger and allows for the investments we need for future economic growth and job creation and allows for continuing the work and addressing our longer term debt challenges and i m sure
negotiation on a broader budget deal. here is jay carney. there s a shorter term debt ceiling lift. will the president sign it? we think that congress used to raise the debt ceiling without drama or delay. that leaves the door wide open and then they could finally sit down, the talks that everybody on both sides have been saying, why haven t they happened yet but the governor of louisiana, he s the head of the republican governor association, he said, look. state governments have to balance their budgets every year. they have to get on top of these things and he said it s time for the president to show some leadership and step up and really grab the bull by the horns here. take a listen. this president is not leading. it s his way or the highway. he simply tells the congress, i m not going to negotiate. i m not going to change anything. that s not leadership. what they re looking at in the white house is the latest poll. when you talk to officials here, they point to the fact
increase with no negotiation. at the white house they are signaling they would be willing to something perhaps a little shorter. we think the congress ought to raise the debt ceiling without drama or delay. it s up to them to set the duration of that. as for when all this will wrap up, everyone i stalked to said capitol hill is deadline driven. even when they have a deadline, sometimes they can fudge it a bit. talking to each other or at each other. thank you, mike emanuel, leading our coverage on the hill. martha: senator ted cruz, one of the men leading the fight to keep balk care out of the budget is not mincing word. he told our own megyn kelly that
speaker said something privately to republican members one of his spokemen was on the record reiterating the same list of demands associated with raising the debt ceiling we ve seen in the past. obviously we support the idea that the debt ceiling should be raised without drama or delay. and that government ought to be reopened. at current spending levels. spending levels nobody who understands this stuff would suggest reflect the demands of the president or of democrats. and then we can get about the business of continuing to discuss and debate and negotiate a broader budget deal. and the president has been willing to do that all year long. he has put on the table a budget proposal that proves that willingness and he s had conversations all year long with republican lawmakers who have expressed an interest in finding common ground here in washington on these very important matters.
her daughter was rushed to the hospital following her mother s death. in the hour, a reaction on president obama s budget. the president is preparing for another big battle over the bush tax cut, saying that the congress needs to pass an extension of the payroll tax cut without drama or delay. right now, this is senator barasso. i believe this president has abandon his role as leader of this nation by not being honest with the american people about with the significance of the national debt. and that is why, somebody asked me if this budget was dead on arrival and i said no, it s not dead on arrival, it s debt on arrival. first of all, they renamed your budget, debt on arrival. what is your response to that? i think the president has put