From left, Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., talk as they leave a closed-door meeting of Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013. President Barack Obama is making plans to talk with Republican lawmakers at the White House in the coming days as pressure builds on both sides to resolve their deadlock over the federal debt limit and the partial government shutdown.