#shorts On 4/24/2023, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “Senator Klobuchar on CNN yesterday said that President Biden should sit down and negotiate with the Speaker on the budget, but also made clear that the spending cuts, you know, should not be tied to the debt ceiling. And so, would President Biden sit down with McCarthy to debate, to negotiate their — their different budget proposals? Or where do — what is the position on meeting with him?

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So, we — I want to be very clear here … We have been very clear: There will not be any negotiation around de- — around the debt ceiling. Right? This is something that is their constitutional duty … we’ve been very, very clear: It is unreasonable to put forth what they did last week. It is cruel. That piece of legislation is cruel.

And so, they need to really make sure that they — that we don’t go into default. And that’s what they’re asking to do. They’re asking to hold our — hold our economy hostage and go into default.

On 4/24/2023, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan held a news briefing.
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Sen Klobuchar on CNN: Biden should sit down & negotiate with Speaker McCarthy on budget