Biden Open to Debt-Limit Meeting With McCarthy If Default Is Ruled Out
- Speaker is pushing for House vote on Republican plan
- Democrats insist on debt limit bill without spending cuts
This article is for subscribers only.
President Joe Biden said he’d be glad to sit down with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to discuss raising the US debt ceiling — if McCarthy took default off the table.
“I’m happy to meet with McCarthy, but not on whether or not the debt limit gets extended,” Biden said Wednesday during a press conference with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol at the White House. “That’s not negotiable.”