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President Obama held a news conference at 2:00 PM EST on Friday, December 20, 2013.

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President Obama held a press conference today where he discussed the shutdown and the impasse over the debt ceiling.

The President:

This morning I had a chance to speak with Speaker Boehner. And I told him what I’ve been saying publicly, that I am happy to talk with him and other Republicans about anything — not just issues I think are important but also issues that they think are important. But I also told him that having such a conversation, talks, negotiations shouldn’t require hanging the threats of a government shutdown or economic chaos over the heads of the American people.

Transcript of the president’s remarks follow.

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Transcript: President Obama holds a press conference

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President Obama will hold a press conference today, Friday August 9, at 3pm Eastern:

He is likely to face questions about his decision to cancel a meeting with Putin out of frustration over Russia’s decision to grant asylum to former government intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, who is wanted in the United States for leaking sensitive information.

It will be his first press conference since April.

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Planned for August 9, 2013 3:00 PM EDT President Obama Holds a Press Conference CONCLUDED