#shorts On 4/21/2023, a reporter asked White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “You mentioned Speaker McCarthy’s proposals, and I know that you discussed this yesterday, but I just want to make sure that I’m clear on your position: The President is not going to sit down with the Speaker until he agrees to a clean plan to raise the debt limit?

KJP: So we have been very clear that the Speaker, without — without delay, should put forth a clean bill on the — on the floor to — to avoid default … But we need to see them put this — raise — raise the debt ceiling, avoid — avoid a default, and not put our economy or take our — the American economy hostage. And we’ve been very clear about that.

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/s6WGW9Zxu-g
not sit down with Speaker until he agrees to a clean plan to raise the debt limit?