NEW : White House Minority Leader Barack Obama calls GOP meeting `` unproductive '' NEW : Neither side discussed any potential compromise , a GOP source says . The government shutdown is the one currently affecting hundreds of thousands of furloughed government workers , not to mention millions of others who rely on government programs , visit national parks and have some other type of interaction with affected programs . An 'exasperated ' ` Am I exasperated says no negotiations until the government reopens . The government shut down began on A day in a stalemate over spending .
NEW : White House Minority Leader Barack Obama calls GOP meeting `` unproductive '' NEW : Neither side discussed any potential compromise , a GOP source says . An 'exasperated ' ` Am I exasperated says no negotiations until the government reopens . The government shut down began on A day in a stalemate over spending .