The issue focused on whether Obama's laws should be tied to federal court rulings to restrict federal spending. The federal court upheld those laws in 2012, but court rulings by federal judges are meant to make federal laws stay in place.

The groups asked Obama to consider federal court rulings that called for federal spending cuts to be tied to court rulings on federal spending.

The groups also asked Obama to consider court rulings that would force federal spending cuts to be tied to court rulings on federal spending.

The groups