Democrats and Republicans have agreed on $1.5 trillion in spending cuts, the White House said Thursday, a day after talks to cut the deficit and raise the debt ceiling stalled.
"There are significant cuts, $1.5 trillion in cuts, that everybody can agree on," White House press secretary Jay Carney said.
Carney also said there are an extra $200 billion cuts that the parties can agree on.
Negotiations are due to resume at the White House Thursday afternoon.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Negotiations on Thursday between U.S. President Barack Obama and congressional leaders ended without reaching a deal on the country's debt, according to media reports. CNN reported that the White House indicated that if no significant progress is made by Friday, negotiators will have to shift focus from a deficit-reduction deal that would cut spending, to increasing the federal debt ceiling. Reuters reported that Obama urged congressional leaders to "go back to their party members and gauge support for components of a debt and deficit deal," adding that the president will address reporters Friday. Obama said he wanted agreement on a path to a deal within the next 24 to 36 hours, several reports cited a Republican source as saying. Congress must raise the country's debt limit by Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Treasury.
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