#shorts On 2/2/2023, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “I understand that. And you guys have made that abundantly clear repeatedly. I’m saying: Are you closing — can you close the door on any other alternatives than Congress fulfilling their constitutional obligation?

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Look, what I’m saying is we’ve been very clear about, when we’ve been asked, if there is going to be negotia- — if there’s room for negotiations. We have said this should be done without any conditions. We should — there shouldn’t be a way to go around this to get this done. This is something that Congress should act on.

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/3ChMl9Qsvfs
Q: can you close the door on any other alternatives? A: shouldn’t be a way to go around to get done