Joe Biden lastly caved and agreed to fulfill with Home Speaker Kevin McCarthy to debate the debt restrict.
Home Republicans final Wednesday handed a US debt ceiling invoice in a 217-215 vote.
The invoice will elevate the debt restrict by $1.5 trillion.
“Home Republicans have a plan. The Senate doesn’t. And the President is ignoring the debt disaster,” McCarthy stated final week.
McCarthy’s plan will destroy most of Joe Biden’s agenda.
The Speaker’s plan will get rid of Biden’s unconstitutional pupil mortgage bailout plan and slash the funds put aside for the military of IRS brokers.
White Home spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre on Monday couldn’t title a single factor Joe Biden has completed to succeed in out to Speaker McCarthy to debate the debt restrict.
Nonetheless, based on Punchbowl Information, Joe Biden referred to as McCarthy to debate the debt ceiling.
McCarthy is at the moment in Israel.
BREAKING: @POTUS has referred to as @SpeakerMcCarthy concerning the debt restrict. McCarthy is touring in Jerusalem.
Biden has requested McCarthy to fulfill.
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) Could 1, 2023
Biden reportedly invited all 4 congressional leaders to the White Home Could 9 to debate the debt ceiling.
“President Biden will stress that Congress should take motion to keep away from default with out situations, and invited the 4 leaders to the White Home to debate the urgency of stopping default, in addition to find out how to provoke a separate course of to handle the finances and monetary yr 2024 appropriations.”
“This gained’t fly with home republicans.” Punchbowl Information founder Jake Sherman stated.
PRESIDENT BIDEN has invited all 4 congressional leaders to the White Home might 9.
From a White Home official:
“President Biden will stress that Congress should take motion to keep away from default with out situations, and invited the 4 leaders to the White Home to debate the…
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) Could 1, 2023
Final Wednesday Joe Biden mocked Republicans throughout a joint presser with South Korean President Yoon.
“They haven’t discovered the debt restrict but … I’ll meet with McCarthy, however not on whether or not or not the debt restrict will get prolonged. That’s not negotiable,” Biden stated on Wednesday earlier than Home Republicans handed the debt restrict invoice.
WATCH:
President Biden mocks Home GOP divisions earlier than reiterating he won’t negotiate on whether or not to lift the debt ceiling:
“They haven’t discovered the debt restrict but … I’ll meet with McCarthy, however not on whether or not or not the debt restrict will get prolonged. That’s not negotiable.” pic.twitter.com/W07tiJg4KN
— The Recount (@therecount) April 26, 2023