Q: “President proposes, Congress disposes”? Why argue GOPs to propose first? A: where is plan?

On 2/2/2023, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “Back on budget talks. Yesterday, McCarthy suggested that what he would like to see ultimately, if there can be an agreement, is a two-year budget framework. What’s the President’s thinking on that?

KJP: What I will say is the President is going to put forth his budget on March 9th. He’s going to be very clear with the American people. He’s going to lay out what he believes the fi- — his fiscal responsibilities, or priorities, are for the American people. And we asked the Speaker to do the same. And until we see that, it’s hard to talk about timeline, it’s hard to talk about specifics, because we need to actually see on paper what they’re going to move forward with.

Reporter: On that point, you know, almost 50 years ago, as a senator, Joe Biden voted for a framework, or a timeline, that has the President proposing a budget first and then Congress disposing of that budget. Why is it the argument here that the Republicans should put forward their budget first? Isn’t — isn’t it “The President proposes, the Congress disposes”?

KJP: No, actually — actually, that’s not what we said. We’re going to put out our budget on March 9th, and we’re asking Republicans to do the same. Because here’s the thing, Steve: What we keep hearing from Republicans is that they want to cut Social Security … but what — where’s the plan? Like, what is it that they’re going to lay out to show us exactly …

Reporter: The law says that the President’s budget is due on the first Monday in February. Joe Biden is not the first President to be late, but he is going to be late. And it’s now five weeks from today that you’ve said the budget will come out. Can you explain why it is — it is delayed? I think you were asked this last week, and there was a suggestion that it might have something to do with the omnibus. But is there — is that the reason? Is there another reason?

KJP: Yeah, and I basically said the omnibus happened so late in the — as you know, in the last session … But here’s the thing: The President has made a promise that he’s going to have his budget on March 9th. That’s what we’re going to do. That’s what he’s going to show to the American people. And we want to see what the — what the House Republicans are going to put forward.

On 2/1/2023, Karine Jean-Pierre said, “Nearly one third of his judicial nom- — appointments are Black Americans, and President Biden has nominated more Black women to federal courts than ev- — than every other President in history combined. And, of course, President Biden appointed Ju- — Ketanji — Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to serve on our nation’s highest court in the land. And in just two years, the Biden-Harris administration has delivered real and lasting change and continues to work each day to deliver equitable outcomes and opportunity for Black Americans … or providing nearly $6 billion in historic resources and support for Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

Repoter: And with the public health emergency, just to be clear: Is it the administration’s plan to lift Title 42 on May 11th, when the public health emergency underpinning it is lifted?

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So, look, I just want to be very clear on this part, too, because I know this question has come up …

Repoter: Even if you lift the emergency, if the court order hasn’t been lifted, you’re going to keep 42 in place?

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So, here’s what we were trying to do. And I’ll be — explain, like, our thinking here. So, what past Republicans were trying to do is they were trying to really barrel toward abruptly and immediately ending Title 42. And what we were trying to do was to make sure that there was an orderly process to manage this in a — in a really — manage the situation at the border in a way that was, again, orderly and effective.

Q: “President proposes, Congress disposes”? Why argue GOPs to propose first? A: where is plan?