He did not provide details on when he might talk to Kevin McCarthy, who wants to link a vote to raise the debt ceiling to government spending cuts
President Joe Biden on Friday pledged to “have a discussion” with House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy on U.S. debt amid a looming debate about raising the debt ceiling.
“The debt we’re paying on, and we’re gonna have a little discussion about that with the new majority leader of the House, has accumulated over 200 years,” Biden said, not citing McCarthy by name. McCarthy said in a tweet addressed to Biden that he “accepted your invitation to sit down and discuss a responsible debt ceiling increase to address irresponsible government spending.”
“Like the President has said many times, raising the debt ceiling is not a negotiation; it is an obligation of this country and its leaders to avoid economic chaos,” she said.
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