U.S. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) (L) walks to a house vote on border safety and security on Capitol Hill in Washington, October 10, 2013. Republicans in the House of Representatives offered a plan on Thursday that would postpone a possible U.S. default and urged President Barack Obama to negotiate an end to the 10-day government shutdown. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)