Obama to sign budget-debt bill immediately after House acts
Washington - US President Barack Obama declared that he will sign the debt and budget agreement immediately after it arrives on his desk, which is expected to happen late Wednesday after a vote in the House of Representatives.
The agreement means the government, which has been partially closed for 16 days, will be ready to reopen immediately after his signature, Obama said. The long-sought breakthrough will "remove the threat of default from our economy."
Obama, speaking at the White House after the Senate passed the measure 81-18, declared his readiness to work with "anybody" – Democrat or Republican - on any idea "that will grow our economy." He thanked the leaders of both parties for "getting us to this point."
He said however there was "a lot of work ahead of us including our need to earn back the trust of the American people."//DPA
