In a statement Thursday night, the White House didn't address Thursday's House proceedings but referenced its top priority -- ensuring that 98% of Americans don't see their taxes rise in January.
In her final state of the city address as speaker, Ms. Quinn on Monday said the city's top priority must be to "keep our middle class here, " and she described affordable housing as being at the heart of a "crisis" afflicting this shrinking segment of the city.
Kenny told reporters after the meeting that he had updated Obama on behalf of the European Union about efforts to reach a free trade deal with the U.S., a priority that Obama raised in his State of the Union address this year.