<div class="article-text KonaBody"><p>so dismissed a plan backed by at least some Republicans to give the president some flexibility in the cuts.</p><br/><br/><p>“It’s like saying you have to cut off three of your fingers but you can choose which ones.”</p><br/><br/><p>Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., told CBS’ “Face the Nation” that any tax increases were unacceptable.</p><br/><br/><p> "I'm not going to do any more small deals,” he said. “I'm not going to raise taxes to fix sequestration. We don't need to raise taxes to fund the government." </p><br/><br/><p>All of this comes ahead of a new, March 27 deadline that could spell a government shutdown and a debt-ceiling clash coming in May.</p><br/><br/><p>House Speaker John Boehner said his chamber would move this week to pass a measure to keep government open through Sept. 30.</p><br/><br/><p>McConnell said a government shutdown was unlikely to come from his side of Capitol Hill. The White House said it would dodge the shutdown and roll back the cuts, which hit domestic and defense spending in equal share.</p><br/><br/><p>Sperling said the White House is committed to trying to find a way that Republicans and Democrats can reach a compromise.</p><br/><br/><p>The billions in cuts apply to the remainder of fiscal 2013, which ends Sept. 30. 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