Obama cancels a trip to the APEC summit because of the shutdown . The White House says it will send Vice President Joe Biden instead. who , for all his strong rhetoric on ending the government shutdown , has said that avoiding a federal debt default is an even bigger necessity . Boehner says he 'd allow debt ceiling vote that relies on Democrats to pass . President Obama slams `` reckless Republican shutdown '' A GOP legislator describes Republicans as `` very unified '' despite reports of division .
Obama cancels a trip to the APEC summit because of the shutdown . The White House says it will send Vice President Joe Biden instead. Boehner says he 'd allow debt ceiling vote that relies on Democrats to pass . President Obama slams `` reckless Republican shutdown '' A GOP legislator describes Republicans as `` very unified '' despite reports of division .