Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/boehner-president-obama-needs-to-negotiate-on-debt-ceiling Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Story In a weekly news conference Thursday, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) condemned President Barack Obama’s refusal to negotiate on the debt ceiling. "Well, I’m sorry it just doesn’t work that way,” he said.As government shutdown looms, House Republicans have offered conditions to raise the debt limit, including a one-year delay of the health care law and approval of Keystone XL pipeline.