NE : `` At a time when you are struggling to pay your bills and meet your responsibilities , the least we can do ( is ) meet our responsibilities to produce a budget , '' he said . Evening meeting with Obama , congressional delegation fails to bring agreement . NEW : Obama says sense of ` ` urgency '' is needed to avoid a crisis . NE : Senate 's Harry Reid , and House Speaker John Boehner say progress is slow . Without an agreement , the federal government will shut down after all .
NE : Evening meeting with Obama , congressional delegation fails to bring agreement . NEW : Obama says sense of ` ` urgency '' is needed to avoid a crisis . NE : Senate 's Harry Reid , and House Speaker John Boehner say progress is slow . Without an agreement , the federal government will shut down after all .