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And have a short term extension to january of next year of the debt limit, repeal or delay the medical device tax, introduce more flexibility for managers to deal with sequestration subject to congressional approval, and also make sure that there's income verification for the obama care insurance exchanges to prevent fraud. the president listened carefully. he said that some of the elements were issues we could work on but he certainly did not endorse it. there were many conversations on the long-term debt problem. many members expressed concern about raising the debt limit without having a sp...

Senator susan collins was among the republican senators who just wrapped up an hour and a half, nearly two-hour meeting with president obama at the white house on the government shutdown raising the nation's debt ceiling. if you just spoke to reporters as soon as she got back to capitol hill. listen to this. >> and also make sure that there's income verification for the obama care insurance exchanges to prevent fraud. the president listed carefully, he said that some of the elements were issues but he certainly did not endorse them. there were many conversations on the long-term debt problem. ...

Hero of the year. hello, everyone. i'm don lemon. so glad you could join us. brooke's off today. the government, still partially shut down. the debt ceiling still looming. and a temporary extension has not been agreed upon. at least not yet. republicans want the deal without ending the shutdown, and sources tell cnn a house vote on this deal could come as early as today. at any moment now. one phrase we're hearing today that we haven't heard, at least for the past 11 days, and probably longer than that, is we're all working together now. we're all working together now. stop the presses. cong...

Increased, of those 27 involved changes that he did something to reduce the debt and the american people say if you are going to increase the debt limit do something to fix the debt. the president is trying to get people whipped up over this. he's completely dis engaengaged the problem. >> isn't it true that even if we didn't raise the debt ceiling we would pay off our let deaths and obligations? isn't it a lie? in other words we have money coming in to pay that. >> we get about $8 billion in every day. we have bills to pay. clearly trying to create the sense of scare out there among the marke...

Congressman, good morning. >> good morning, chris. >> the approval of congress, i don't know if you heard it, 5%. military families are going on local tv. they aren't getting death benefits because of this shutdown. john mccain says we ought to be ashamed. is he right? >> well, he is correct because i think the government needs to function. and right now it's not. you've got this tea party group that really doesn't believe in government and doesn't believe in folks working together to get compromise. i think if you read paul krugman, which i do, you've got to have a middle class. the economy i...