GOP Weekly Address: Rep. Buck McKeon On Tackling Debt & Reopening The Government

GOP: This week, both parties came together to make sure that the families of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our country were given the benefits they deserve. This bipartisanship should continue, both as we look towards ways at reopening our entire government, and as we tackle our nation’s enormous debt. After all, sitting down and resolving our differences is exactly what Americans expect their leaders to do.

RealClearPolitics Video Log

GOP Weekly Address: Rep. Buck McKeon On Tackling Debt & Reopening The Government

GOP Weekly Address: Rep. Buck McKeon On Tackling Debt & Reopening The Government

GOP: This week, both parties came together to make sure that the families of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our country were given the benefits they deserve. This bipartisanship should continue, both as we look towards ways at reopening our entire government, and as we tackle our nation’s enormous debt. After all, sitting down and resolving our differences is exactly what Americans expect their leaders to do.

RealClearPolitics Video Log

GOP Weekly Address: Rep. Buck McKeon On Tackling Debt & Reopening The Government

Obama on Washington inaction: "Buck stops with me"

President Barack Obama pauses while speaking about college financial aid at Henninger High School in Syracuse, N.Y., Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013, on the first day of a two day bus tour. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

President Barack Obama pauses while speaking about college financial aid at Henninger High School in Syracuse, N.Y., Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013, on the first day of a two day bus tour. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Buy AP Photo Reprints

AUBURN, N.Y. (AP) — President Barack Obama says that when it comes to Washington’s lack of action on big issues, “the buck stops with me.”

But Obama also criticizes Republicans for focusing on issues that would be bad for the economy, like shutting down the government in order to defund “Obamacare” or not raising the nation’s borrowing limit.

The president says some Republicans tell him privately that they agree with him, but are worried about facing primary challenges from the tea party or being criticized by conservative commentators. Obama says that while he can’t force lawmakers to do the right thing, he will stay focused on what he knows “will be good for the American people.”

Obama spoke during an interview with CNN’s “New Day.”

Associated Press

Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Politics Headlines

Obama on Washington inaction: "Buck stops with me"

Obama on Washington inaction: "Buck stops with me"

President Barack Obama pauses while speaking about college financial aid at Henninger High School in Syracuse, N.Y., Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013, on the first day of a two day bus tour. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

President Barack Obama pauses while speaking about college financial aid at Henninger High School in Syracuse, N.Y., Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013, on the first day of a two day bus tour. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Buy AP Photo Reprints

AUBURN, N.Y. (AP) — President Barack Obama says that when it comes to Washington’s lack of action on big issues, “the buck stops with me.”

But Obama also criticizes Republicans for focusing on issues that would be bad for the economy, like shutting down the government in order to defund “Obamacare” or not raising the nation’s borrowing limit.

The president says some Republicans tell him privately that they agree with him, but are worried about facing primary challenges from the tea party or being criticized by conservative commentators. Obama says that while he can’t force lawmakers to do the right thing, he will stay focused on what he knows “will be good for the American people.”

Obama spoke during an interview with CNN’s “New Day.”

Associated Press

Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Politics Headlines

Obama on Washington inaction: "Buck stops with me"