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From President Obama. And Obama picks up the tab..out of pocket.
At GOP outreach dinner, Obama picks up the tab - CBS News
At GOP outreach dinner, Obama picks up the tab - CBS News
As part of his effort to improve relations between the White House and Capitol Hill, President Obama dined with a small group of Republican senators this evening and, according to the White House, he paid for the dinner out of his own pocket.
Sens. Tom Coburn, R-Okla.; Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H.; Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga.; John Hoeven, R-N.D.; John McCain, R-Ariz.; Bob Corker, R-Tenn.; Mike Johanns, R-Neb.; Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.; Richard Burr, R-N.C.; Dan Coats, R-Ind., Ron Johnson, R-Wis.; and Pat Toomey, R-Pa.; are among the senators who joined the president for dinner tonight. The group dined at the Jefferson Hotel a few blocks from the White House.
"The president greatly enjoyed the dinner and had a good exchange of ideas with the senators," a senior administration official said.
Johnson concurred, saying, "It was an excellent dinner. It was a genuine, sincere open discussion of the fiscal problems facing the nation."