Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/boehner-president-8217-s-position-on-budget-is-just-not-sust Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Story House Speaker John Boehner responded to President Barack Obama’s news conference on the shutdown and debt ceiling Tuesday afternoon, saying that the president refused to negotiate.Boehner said the president’s position on the budget "is just not sustainable.""I didn’t come here to shut down the government," Boehner said. "I sure didn’t come here to default on our debt."