US President Barack Obama says he believes there are enough votes in the House to pass a bill that would end the government shutdown. In a visit to the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Monday, Obama called on Republicans to hold a vote immediately to see what happens.

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) National Response Coordination Center in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, Oct, 7, 2013.

"The truth of the matter is there are enough Republican and Democratic votes in the House of Representatives right now to end this shutdown immediately, with no partisan strings attached. The House should hold that vote today. My very strong suspicion is that there are enough votes there. And the reason that Speaker Boehner hasn't called a vote on it is because he doesn't, apparently, want to see the government shutdown end at the moment. I think the American people simply want government to work. And there's no reason that there has to be a shutdown in order for the kinds of negotiations Speaker Boehner says he wants to proceed. Hold a vote. Call a vote right now, and let's see what happens." Obama said.

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