U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) speaks to the media, following his meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), at the White House in Washington, October 2, 2013. Obama rejected Republican entreaties to negotiate over his healthcare law on Wednesday as a condition for their agreement to approve legislation that would end a government shutdown, Democratic leaders said. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)