#shorts On 4/20/2023, a reporter asked White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “When the President announced his budget, he said, quote, “I’m ready to meet with the Speaker anytime — tomorrow, if he has his budget.” He has now put forward a proposal. So will there be a meeting?

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Well, I just said we’re going to look at the impact of the plan that they put forward. We’re going to take a look at it; I’ve said that already. Right now, what we are — what we see with the 22 percent spending cuts that they put forward: It’s going to hurt education, it’s going to hurt … We should not be — Congress, specifically Speaker McCarthy, and the — and the right wing, the MAGA extremists, should not be holding our economy, you know, to — to put forth programs that’s going to hurt American people…

Reporter: So you’re not ruling out a meeting but you’re also not accepting a meeting?

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I’m just saying that one thing that we know for sure is they need to make sure that we do not default.

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/cX9Gx8AY2vc
Biden quote: “meet Speaker anytime if he has his budget” McCarthy now a proposal, So will there be a meeting?