White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre dismissed the notion of President Joe Biden negotiating with Speaker Kevin McCarthy on funding bill.
White House officials blasted far-right House Republicans for taking the federal government to the brink of a shutdown this weekend.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., failed to get enough of the GOP caucus members to pass a stop-gap funding bill that would have at least given the appearance of progress to avoiding a shutdown early Sunday. "The people that McCarthy needs to talk to is his own caucus," White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said as she dismissed the idea of President Joe Biden negotiating with McCarthy.
WASHINGTON — White House officials blasted far-right House Republicans on Friday for taking the federal government to the brink of a shutdown this weekend.," White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said. Jean-Pierre's comments came as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., failed to get enough of the GOP caucus members to pass a stop-gap funding bill that would have at least given the appearance of progress to avoiding a shutdown early Sunday morning."The people that McCarthy needs to talk to is his own caucus," Pierre said as she dismissed the idea of President Joe Biden negotiating with McCarthy on a funding deal.
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