Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) said yesterday's Congressional summit at the White House was "not particularly encouraging" Thursday in his opening statements on the Senate floor.
McConnell criticized the president for going "off campaigning in Rockville rather than sitting down to get this thing solved":
MITCH MCCONNELL: So I really hope my friends across the aisle will reflect on the efforts of Republicans in the House -- and allow the Senate to quickly vote on all the bills the House sent us last night, so we can get the government reopened as soon as possible. That said, yesterday's meeting at the White House wasn't particularly encouraging. The President basically called us all down there to tell us he's not interested in negotiating. It was essentially a negotiation about not negotiating. And now we hear he's off campaigning today in Rockville, rather than sitting down to get this thing solved. It's disappointing.
