A Republican congressmember is attempting to walk back a controversial statement about Republican motives for the budget fight. Indiana Republican Marlin Stutzman told The Washington Examiner Republicans “have to get something out of this. And I don’t even know what that is.” Stutzman later said he had “carelessly misrepresented” the debate. President Obama referenced Stutzman’s remarks during a speech at a construction company in Maryland.

President Obama: “If you’re working here, and in the middle of the day you just stopped and said, 'You know what? I want to get something, but I don't know — I don’t know exactly what I’m going to get, but I’m just going to stop working until I get something. I’m going to shut down the whole plant until I get something,’ you’d get fired! Right?”