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14-year-old student will walk free. he admitted to raping the student, who committed suicide before trial. the case outraged people across the country because the judge said she seemed older than her chronological age and was in control of the situation. he will still be on probation. prosecutors have appealed the sentence and hope to send him back to prison. all right. you heard dana mention that john boehner, the house speaker, is conducting a press conference. lets listen. >> -- and pro-gro...

Pro-growth reforms to a debt limit increase. now, the president says im not going to negotiate. well, im sorry, but it just doesnt work that way. were not going to ignore washingtons spending problem, and were not going to accept this new normal of a weak economy, no new jobs and shrinking wages. jenna: well, in the meantime, the senate is dealing with a separate house bill to keep the government funded while gutting obamacare. democrats are accusing the gop of playing politics. heres majority l...

Martha: speaker john boehner did step te podium moments ago to talk about where all of this goes from here. heres what he said. >> listen, the american people dont want the presidents health care bill, and they dont want the government to shut down. republicans are listening. we passed a bill last week that would do just what the american people have asked. its time for the senate to listen and pass the bill that we sent over there. on the debt limit, were going to introduce a plan that ties imp...

To delay obama care. so here we have another fight. we already have the white house, president obama saying that, the ability of the united states to pay its bills is not something that should be subject to politics. listen to what house speaker john boehner had to say about thats morning. >> the president says that im not going to negotiate. well, im sorry, but it just doesnt work that way. were not going to ignore washingtons spending problem and were not going to accept this new normal of a w...

Step after that in the legislative ping-pong will send a new amended bill back to the house. all of this with the clock running toward a government shut down tuesday. we have fox team coverage. ed henry at the white house on another step backward for obamacare. house majority here kevin whitman here in the studio. hell talk with me shortly. we begin with chief congressional correspondent mike emmanu emmanuel. >> speaker john boehner is making it clear the house wont rub per stamp the clean exten...

House and speaker bane irwith the ball in his hand, but today boehner wasnt blinking. >> were going to introduce plan that ties important spending cuts and progrowth reforms to a debt limit increase. the president says, im not going to negotiate. well, im sorry but it just doesnt work that way. were not going to ignore washingtons spending problem. >> not clear if boehner would have any compromise options that dont involve fracturing the republican caucus. >> trace: wendell, thank you. at lawmak...

>> representative mcdermott, you may have seen the web video that was put out by speaker boehner this week in which he asks, why is the obama administration willing to negotiate with putin on syria but not with congress to address washingtons spending problem. thats john boehner saying that. what do you make of his argument there? >> well, its somewhat disingenuous from the speaker. the president has offered, again and again to sit down with people. but the republicans never come out with a prop...

$17 trillion debt, were borrowing $700 billion to a trillion, im not going to have a conversation with republicans in the house and senate how we fix the spending problem in washington. he has to talk to us. if does, listen, theres enough room to find compromise in divided government. theres enough issues out there where everyone can win and we can get a solution without the brinksmanship that is a win for america. >> thats what ted cruz is trying to do this morning. i dont think -- i think hes ...

Fresh off your magazine spread in "vogue". very well-done. not easy to do from western kentucky. listen, your republican colleagues are saying that you guys are waving the white flag already and that the republicans in the senate are just going to cave in. what do you say to that? >> well, that would not be me. im not planning on voting for any funding for obamacare. i think, im also not planning for any funding that breaks the sequester. we really have to do something about this spending proble...

The united states has racked up $6 trillion worth of additional debt. you can see it right here. when the president took office. look whats happened over these years. look what happened out into the future. if we dont do something about our spending problem. so a bill that does nothing to deal with the deficit is really telling the world that were not willing to deal with our spending problem. the president needs to recognize that weve got a shared responsibility to govern. he can try to stay on...