Reuters: Politics: White House says up to Congress to avoid government shutdown

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White House says up to Congress to avoid government shutdown Sep 23rd 2013, 16:44 Tweet Share this Email Print A traffic sign is seen near the U.S. Capitol building in Washington March 1, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE | Mon Sep 23, 2013 12:44pm EDT ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - President Barack Obama likely will meet with Congressional leaders ahead of the looming September 30 deadline to keep the government funded, but a White House spokesman made it clear on Monday that it is up to Congress to come to an agreement to avoid a government shutdown. "It is likely that the president will meet with leaders. I don't have a time for that or a date for that," White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters traveling with Obama aboard Air Force One to the U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York. "But here's the bottom line: Congress needs to act responsibly in order to ensure the government does not shut down," Carney said. (Reporting by Steve Holland 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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