WASHINGTON — House Republicans said Wednesday’s meeting with President Barack Obama was a step toward repairing the trust between the two parties, but many said that more work remains to be done.
“I think he did himself some good by coming here,” said House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan.
“I think it’s important,” said Rep. Greg Walden, National Republican Congressional Committee chair. “Any time you’ve got a relationship or trying to build one to have time to sit down and talk to people.”
But Republicans emerging from the meeting said that the question of trust was a big factor between the two parties.
“You know, there’s a trust factor here,” Walden said, noting that the President has made clear that helping Democrats win back the majority in the House is one of his top priorities.
“I think almost every question had some grounding in the question of trust,” Colorado Rep. Cory Gardner told reporters after.
