Reuters: Politics: White House hopes for Senate deal on nominees

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White House hopes for Senate deal on nominees Jul 16th 2013, 17:11 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Senators meeting on Obama nominees ends without deal Mon, Jul 15 2013 Reid warns of using Senate 'nuclear option' on filibusters Mon, Jul 15 2013 U.S. in daily contact with Syria opposition on its needs: White House Mon, Jul 15 2013 Reid, McConnell yield no ground in filibuster showdown Sun, Jul 14 2013 Obama speaks with Putin on Snowden, but no sign of movement Fri, Jul 12 2013 Analysis & Opinion Who will get credit for Britain's economic turnaround? France's poisonous politics bound to hit economy Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to reporters in the Capitol Hill in Washington July 16, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque WASHINGTON | Tue Jul 16, 2013 1:11pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House has not been involved in negotiating between senators in a fight in the Senate over executive-branch nominations but hopes lawmakers will reach an agreement that will allow the confirmation of President Barack Obama's nominees, White House spokesman Jay Carney said on Tuesday. Carney said he would not comment on reports that senators were nearing a deal to avert a shutdown over threats by Democrats to strip Republicans of their power to block presidential nominees with procedural roadblocks known as filibusters. (Reporting by Deborah Charles and Roberta Rampton; Editing by Sandra Maler) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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