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On the morning after the House Republican leadership postponed a vote on House Speaker John Boehner's (R-Ohio) deficit-reduction proposal, lawmakers continued to debate the bill's merits. But as the deadline to reach an agreement neared, more lawmakers were voicing concerns about the effect the ongoing negotiations are having on the US economy.

Thursday evening, Boehner failed to win enough Republican votes to push his bill through the House without support from Democrats. GOP leaders hope to try again today.

Watch below for a round-up of this morning's videos.

Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, said he hopes the House can pass a debt deal today, but admires the new Republican members for sticking by their principles.

Sessions said he believes that most people in Congress will now be willing to accept less than they had hoped for to avoid a crisis situation. He criticized Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and President Obama for not having put forth a budget plan that could have helped avoid the stalemate.

"At the last minute, as I predicted, we'll have all kinds of complex legislation and wheeling and dealing in an attempt to avoid a crisis and we should have dealt with it weeks, months ago."

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) told MSNBC's Morning Joe that he! felt compelled to go on the Senate floor and apologize to his! constit uents for the "fiasco" they witnessed. He called on President Obama to get more involved with Congress on reaching an agreement.

He said he would prefer a hybrid plan that extends the debt ceiling and guarantees a vote within 90 days to allow time to come up with a comprehensive solution.

"If you think that this has been a fiasco now, and you want us to go through this 6 months from now, you ain't seen nothing yet."

Rep. Ben Quayle (R-Ariz.) said the Boehner bill is not perfect, but is a "step in the right direction." Qualye said over the last few days he decided that the Boehner proposal is the best approach right now. He told CNBC that he hopes it can garner enough votes in the House today.

He raised concerns that Democrats are actively working against the bill in the House and politics are taking precedent over reaching a compromise.

"It's a small incremental step that we're going to be taking with the Boehner bill. I think it's going to pass. I support it. Hopefully we can get to the vote today"

Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) released a video Friday urging more Republicans in the House to pass the Boehner bill. He said it goes further than any other legislation in history in cutting spending. He emphasized practicality, saying Republicans need to recognize they only control the House.

"Considering the odds against us we've made great strides", said King. He added "we can't let the perfect be the enemy of the good."

"I am voting for this legislation because we can not allow the government to default and we also have to pay our bills, if not the economic consequences will be catastrophic."