A CNN survey indicates that -- with 18 Republicans joining all 200 Democrats -- a slim majority in the House would support such a move . NEW : Democratic senators propose debt ceiling hike through 2014 . Obama : `` I will talk about anything '' after debt ceiling hike , government reopens . Boehner says there will be no `` unconditional surrender '' by Republicans . The White House is pushing for a short-term extension of the federal borrowing limit and an increase in the nation's $14.3 trillion debt. Not raising the debt ceiling could lead to recession , worse .
NEW : Democratic senators propose debt ceiling hike through 2014 . Obama : `` I will talk about anything '' after debt ceiling hike , government reopens . Boehner says there will be no `` unconditional surrender '' by Republicans . The White House is pushing for a short-term extension of the federal borrowing limit and an increase in the nation's $14.3 trillion debt. Not raising the debt ceiling could lead to recession , worse .