House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio walks to the House chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013, as Congress continues to struggle with the government shutdown. President Barack Obama laid the blame for the government’s partial shutdown at the feet of Boehner Thursday, escalating a confrontation that is running the risk of a potentially damaging clash over the nation’s borrowing authority. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
