White House left ‘hoping’ US won’t default this summer
Christian Datoc
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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters that President Joe Biden and the administration are “hoping” that the ongoing debt ceiling tension and a potential default on U.S. credit do not negatively impact American families.
Biden was originally slated to hold a second meeting with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and the other congressional leaders Friday, but the group postponed until the following week as the country rapidly approaches the “X Date.”
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Jean-Pierre faced a number of questions on the topic during Friday’s press briefing and reiterated that Biden will not agree to specific spending cuts in exchange for a debt limit hike, as demanded by some Republicans.
“There’s no deal to be had on the debt ceiling,” the press secretary told reporters. “This is something Congress needs to do. This is their constitutional duty.”
“This is a manufactured crisis, as the President has said,” she stated. “This is not a normal place for us to be — to have to have House Republicans hold our economy hostage. That is not a norm.”
Still, when pressed on the rapidly approaching deadline to reach a deal and when American families “at home start preparing themselves for these impacts,” Jean-Pierre responded, “we were hoping that it doesn’t get to that.”
“We really are worried. That’s why we’ve been very vocal,” she added. “We hope that the speaker agrees with the other three leaders in Congress and takes default off the table.”
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