On 1/19/2023, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre at Press Briefing announces Kamala Harris is now “The President”, “the President will speak… She will talk about…” She said, “This Sunday, the President will speak about the fight to secure women’s fundamental right to reproductive healthcare in the face of these attacks. She will talk about what’s at stake for millions of women across the country and, most importantly, the need for Congress to codify the protections of Roe into law.”

Reporter: The White House today put out this really sharply worded statement about the committee assignments — the Oversight Committee assignments — you know, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Representative Gosar, Representative Boebert getting these assignments on the Oversight Committee. The statement said, “…handing the keys of oversight to the most extreme MAGA members in the Republican caucus … does the White House view the Oversight Committee as even legitimate?

MS. Jean-Pierre: So, look, I’ve been very clear, and I just said this moments ago: The President intends to work with both parties in good faith, if they choose to, and make more progress on behalf of the American people. He has said this, and we will continue to say this. But unfortunately, to your point, Mary, on some of these key committees, it appears that House Republicans have handed over the keys to the most extreme MAGA members of the Republican caucus. This is what we’re seeing from the other side of Pennsylvania — Pennsylvania Avenue … They should have to explain why allowing these individuals to serve on these committees and come clean with the American people about the secret agreements, the secret deals that were made with these extreme MAGA — MAGA extremists in — that are currently in — in the House. And so that is something for them to respond to. That is some- — that question goes to them.

Reporter: It sounds like you don’t view the committee as very —

MS. Jean-Pierre: I — I did not say that. I laid out — I laid out what the President intends to do. I laid out what — what unfortunately — what — the actions that they have taken, how unfortunate it is to basically hand over the keys to some of the most extreme people in the — in the Republican Party, the MAGA — ultra-MAGA Republicans, and what they’ve done.

KJP said, “Their very first vote of the new Congress was a bill to worsen inflation and tax welfare for the rich. They want to impose an unprecedented tax increase on middle-class families in the form of a 23 percent sales tax in order to provide even more tax giveaways to the super rich and big corporations. They’re going to vote to raise gas prices and deprive Americans of relief at the pump. And they’re threatening to kill millions of jobs and 401(k) plans by trying to hold the debt limit hostage”

Reporter: Thank you. On the President’s visit to the border last week, is there any follow-up, any new policies? Has he spoken with Governor Abbott to follow up on the governor’s requests?

MS. Jean-Pierre: Don’t have a — I don’t have a — a conversation or a call to read out. I do want to say I’ve been asked about if we’ve seen an impact from what the President laid out a couple of weeks ago and what he’s — the actions that he was taking at the border. I want to say that we are seeing some impact. The numbers of migrants arriving from those countries are low. And we look forward to sharing more once we have more data to go off of.

Additionally, the first individuals authorized to live and work legally in the United States under the expanded program started arriving just last Tuesday, within five days after the launch of the program. Hundreds more have been vetted and approved for travel and can book a flight to the United States to arrive on time. But I want to be very clear: Again, we need Congress to take action. The President has done what he can has — from his using his — from the executive, from the White House.

Reporter: Given everything you just laid out with regard to House Republicans, what has the White House seen or heard from House Republicans that gives you confidence that we can avoid a default?

MS. Jean-Pierre: Look, we’ve been very — very clear, and I’ll say this again — let me first say — let me first say this part: that after — after the midterm elections, the President was very clear, after we saw a historic — kind of a historic — historic, when it comes to a Democratic President in — in 60 years being able to — you know, to have a successful midterm, when you look at what we saw in the Senate and we look at the red wave that never happened. The President said … And so, we’re not going to — we’re just not going to negotiate about that. Because, again, it was done — under the last President, it was done three times, again, in a bipartisan

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Harris “The President”; handing keys to the most extreme MAGA GOPs, jobs & 401k debt limit hostage