Congressional negotiators had no agreements to report Saturday, but they issued positive reports on their talks to end a partial government shutdown and avert a default on government debt. "Cordial" was the word Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, used to describe his "preliminary" discussions with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. "Good" discussions were going on among Senate leaders, said Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tennessee, "so I think all of us want to support those efforts, and hopefully they bear fruit over the weekend." Supporters stand by representatives and government shutdown For all the positive talk, the only actions Saturday fell into the "no" category:
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Senate Democrats hope McConnell will "cut through the clutter" of GOP positions
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No agreements, but senators of both parties offer positive words
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The President "rejected" House GOP proposal, Republican lawmaker says
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House Republicans have been sidelined
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The @placeholder is scheduled to come back into session at 1 p.m.
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Republican leadership told the @placeholder caucus during a Saturday morning meeting that the president will not accept their proposal to raise the debt limit for six weeks.
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That's because it lacked a mechanism in the @placeholder proposal to immediately reopen the government, which has been partially shut down since October 1, prompting the furlough of hundreds of thousands of workers, the closing of national parks and an increase in public anger.