#shorts On 5/8/2023, during press briefing, a reporter asked White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “So if they are operating on two separate tracks, is there any signal the President is prepared to give tomorrow that perhaps, when it comes to the question of fiscal 2024, that perhaps the President would be willing to accept some sort of federal spending reduction in exchange for an immediate clean debt ceiling?

KJP: Look, Steve, I hear the question. I understand the question. The President said to Speaker McCarthy, “On March 9th, I’m going to put forward what I value, what I believe is important to the American people, how we’re going to move forward in fiscal year 2024.” He did that. He showed how he’s going to decrease the debt by $3 trillion over 10 years — the deficit by $3 trillion over 10 years.

He did that. He was very clear. And he didn’t connect it to the debt limit. It’s not something that we’re supposed to be doing. It is regular order to have that conversation, without attachment, about budget and appropriations. So the President is willing to have that conversation, but they have to do their job. They have to pass a clean debt ceiling — debt limit. They have to do that. That is what they supposed to do.

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/57gZtD35Wz0
Q: accept spending reduction in exchange for an immediate clean debt ceiling? A: very clear