#shorts On 2/2/2023, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “I’m trying to address some market-related chatter as well as some of the beliefs of some members on Capitol Hill. Jay Powell was just asked about the debt ceiling. He said there’s only one option here; it’s for Congress to pass the increase. Is that the view of the White House — there was only one option; there are no prioritization off-ramps, comically-large coins to consider, anything like that? Congress is the only option here, in the view of the White House?

KJP: So, on any of the coins — and mint coins — I know that’s come up before. You know, that’s something that the Treasury deals with and answers on, so I’m not going to comment there. I think we’ve been very clear. I think we’ve been very clear from here that this should be done without conditions … And that’s how we see it. We see it as — as something that should not be done without conditions. It should be done without conditions, to be even clearer. And again, it is their constitutional obligation to get this done for — on behalf of the American people.

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/s-LJHnMd90Y
Q: only one option; no prioritization off-ramps, comically-large coins to consider? A: without conditions