NEW : ` ` Just to sit here by myself serves no purpose , '' says a woman leaving . Obama and Hill leaders are scheduled to meet Friday , but hopes for progress are low . Obama rejects both Democratic and Republican alternatives to the current cuts . Republicans , Democrats blame each other for $ 85 billion in widely disliked spending cuts .
NEW : `` Just to sit here by myself serves no purpose , '' says GOP congressman leaving D.C. Obama and Hill leaders are set to meet Friday , but hopes for progress are low . Senate rejects competing Democratic and Republican alternatives to the current cuts . Republicans , Democrats blame each other for $ 85 billion in widely disliked spending cuts .