President Joe Biden and top congressional leaders opened their second meeting on talks over raising the debt limit as the White House said it is reevaluating parts of Biden's overseas trip that is scheduled to begin later this week.
FILE - House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks to reporters outside his office at the Capitol Building in Washington, Tuesday, May 9, 2023, after meeting about the debt limit with President Joe Biden at the White House. FILE - House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks to reporters outside his office at the Capitol Building in Washington, Tuesday, May 9, 2023, after meeting about the debt limit with President Joe Biden at the White House.
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and top congressional leaders opened their second meeting on talks over raising the debt limit as the White House said it is reevaluating parts of Biden’s overseas trip that is scheduled to begin later this week. Biden is meeting with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. Unlike last week’s meeting, Vice President Kamala Harris is participating in Tuesday’s session.
“We’re just getting started,” Biden said in brief remarks to reporters ahead of the meeting, being held in the Oval Office. Biden has remained optimistic on the talks, while McCarthy has said publicly that the negotiators have made little progress ahead of a June 1 deadline, which is when the Treasury Department says the U.S. could begin defaulting on its debts.
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters the administration is evaluating whether it makes sense for the president to continue on with the rest of the trip after attending a Group of Seven summit in Japan. Biden was scheduled to leave Wednesday for the summit, followed by stops in Papua New Guinea and Australia.
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