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Biden invites McCarthy to White House for debt talks as new default deadline looms June 1

May 1, 2023 June, Deadline, Biden, House, debt, talks, White, Looms, Default, invites, McCarthy0 comment

President Biden reversed course Monday and invited House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other congressional leaders to the White House next week for talks, as the Treasury Department warned the U.S. could default on some of its bills as early as June 1. The Washington Times stories: White House

House’s MAGA Debt Limit Bill Puts All Republicans On The Record In Favor Of Cuts To Veterans Benefits, Health Care and Other Vital Programs. We Will Hold Them Accountable

April 27, 2023 benefits, veterans, Bill, Republicans, Programs, record, them, debt, health, Favor, care, Vital, puts, cuts, houses, Hold, Accountable, Limit, MAGA0 comment

Washington, D.C. –In response to the House Debt Ceiling vote, MoveOn Political Action Executive Director Rahna Epting issued the following statement: “Every Republican just went on the record for devastating cuts to veterans benefits, health care and numerous other vital programs. We are going to make sure their constituents don’t forget it, today, tomorrow, and every day between now and Election Day. Every member in a vulnerable district who aligned with Speaker McCarthy and Marjorie Taylor Greene are on notice for voting in lockstep with the deeply unpopular MAGA wing.” …

Biden says he won’t cave to GOP’s ‘whacko notions’ on debt ceiling

April 19, 2023 notions', Biden, says, debt, won't, GOP's, Ceiling, cave, 'whacko0 comment

President Biden tore into House Republicans Wednesday over their proposed spending cuts, accusing them of risking economic devastation unless he caves to their “whacko notions” to raise the debt ceiling. The Washington Times stories: White House

Biden reinvigorates calls for Republicans to release budget before resuming debt ceiling talks

April 15, 2023 reinvigorates, resuming, Republicans, budget, calls, Biden, debt, talks, release, Before, Ceiling0 comment

President Biden is doubling down on his calls for Republicans to release a detailed budget proposal in a taunt to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy as debt ceiling talks remain stalled. The Washington Times stories: White House

Biden says U.S. debt took over 200 years to accumulate, knocks GOP for refusal to hike debt limit

April 3, 2023 accumulate, Over, Biden, says, debt, Limit, hike, refusal, Years, took, Knocks, U.S.0 comment

President Biden criticized House Republicans on Monday for their refusal to hike the debt limit without securing spending cuts, arguing that it took 200 years to accumulate the national debt under both parties. The Washington Times stories: White House

The Logic Behind Biden’s Refusal to Negotiate the Debt Ceiling

January 29, 2023 debt, Behind, Ceiling, refusal, negotiate, Biden's, Logic0 comment

President Joe Biden has already made the most important domestic-policy decision he’ll likely face this year. Biden and his top advisers have repeatedly indicated that they will reject demands from the new GOP majority in the House of Representatives to link increasing the debt ceiling with cutting federal spending. Instead, Biden is insisting that Congress pass a clean debt-ceiling increase, with no conditions attached. [Annie Lowrey: The trillion-dollar coin might be the least bad option] Biden’s refusal to negotiate with Republicans now is rooted in the Obama administration’s experiences in…