U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, released the following statement after a meeting of Senate Republicans with President Obama at the White House:
"For weeks I have been asking the President to meet with Senate Republicans, and I am pleased that he did so today. But what could have been a productive conversation was instead another predictable lecture from the President that did not lay out a new path forward. Senate Republicans are back at the Capitol and will continue to discuss plans to cut spending and open the government."