#shorts On 5/16/2023, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “So the President, though, is willing to discuss work requirements when it comes to TANF but not for Medicaid or SNAP? Is that — that’s — that’s what we’re talking about here?

KJP: … What we’re talking about is making sure that — something that the President has been pretty consistent about for these past several months is continuing to fight for healthcare coverage.

Reporter: And because, you know, what you’re discussing right now is negotiating with congressional Repu- — Republicans that they want done in order to raise the — to raise the debt limit by this deadline at the 1st of the next month. So how are you not negotiating about the debt limit if you’re negotiating about something that’s —

KJP: No, we’ve been —
Reporter: — is it contingent on them agreeing —
KJP: No, I —
Reporter: — to raise the debt limit?

KJP: I hear you. We are right now having a conversation negotiating on the budget. That’s what the President has been very clear about. We want to go back to regular order and talk about appropriations. That’s what we have — and we’ve been very clear that the debt limit needs to be taken care of. Congress needs to do their constitutional duty.

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/M9ClKyPeF3U
Q: how are you not negotiating about the debt limit if you’re negotiating about