#shorts On 5/4/2023, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “Director Young said a moment ago that the math was the math when it comes to the — the debt ceiling issue. Does that apply to vote count as well? Because neither the House or the Senate have the requisite votes to pass a clean debt limit increase. So, the solution that the President is proposing is at odds with the current reality on the Hill. Does he need to adjust in order to get right with — with reality?

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Look, Congress needs to act. Really. And when she says —
Reporter: But the votes don’t exist. I mean —

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Wait. Hold on a second. When you say — when she said “the math is the math,” this is going to be catastrophic for American people. There’s a reason why we call the bill that House Republicans put together the Default on America Act, because it is …

Reporter: Do you have a solution that you can present next week that will get 60 votes in the Senate?

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: The President is going to bring — bring the four leaders of the House and the Senate to the White House … This is their constitutional duty. He’s going to be incredibly clear on that, as he has been for months. For months, we’ve been very clear.

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/KuY7erpoEI8
Q: 60 votes in Senate? Biden clean bill solution is at odd? A: we call GOP bill Default on America Act