U.S. House Republicans arrive for a closed-door caucus meeting to discuss the current U.S. government shutdown at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, October 12, 2013. President Barack Obama pressured Republican lawmakers on Saturday to agree to raise the U.S. debt ceiling for longer than they would prefer, as their fiscal impasse dragged into the weekend with five days left to find a deal. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)