`` Over the coming weeks , we 'll have the opportunity to ensure funding is at the level we promised while working on solutions for making spending reductions more intelligently than the president 's across-the-board cuts , '' the Senate minority leader said in a written statement Friday afternoon . ` AP : A debate between Obama and Hill ##iard achieves nothing . NEW : Obama says he ca n't do a ` ` Jedi mind meld '' to cut deal with GOP . NEW : Boehner says the House will act next week to avoid a March 27 government shutdown . $ 85 billion in spending cuts will take effect starting Friday .
AP : A debate between Obama and Hill ##iard achieves nothing . NEW : Obama says he ca n't do a ` ` Jedi mind meld '' to cut deal with GOP . NEW : Boehner says the House will act next week to avoid a March 27 government shutdown . $ 85 billion in spending cuts will take effect starting Friday .