{"id":45090,"date":"2023-01-21T20:19:01","date_gmt":"2023-01-21T20:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/biden-were-going-to-have-a-discussion-about-u-s-debt-with-house-leader\/"},"modified":"2023-01-21T20:19:01","modified_gmt":"2023-01-21T20:19:01","slug":"biden-were-going-to-have-a-discussion-about-u-s-debt-with-house-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/biden-were-going-to-have-a-discussion-about-u-s-debt-with-house-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden: We&#8217;re going to have a discussion about U.S. debt with House leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-0\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\" style=\"font-size:20px\">WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (Reuters) &#8211; President Joe Biden on Friday pledged to &#8220;have a discussion&#8221; with House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy on U.S. debt amid a looming debate about raising the debt ceiling.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-1\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\" style=\"font-size:20px\">At an event with city mayors, Biden said a U.S. debt default would be a calamity unlike anything ever seen in the United States financially.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-2\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\" style=\"font-size:20px\">&#8220;The debt we&#8217;re paying on, and we&#8217;re gonna have a little discussion about that with the new majority leader of the House, has accumulated over 200 years,&#8221; Biden said, not citing McCarthy by name.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-3\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\" style=\"font-size:20px\">He did not provide details on when he might talk to McCarthy, the newly named Republican Speaker who wants to link a vote to raise the debt ceiling to government spending cuts.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-4\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\" style=\"font-size:20px\">McCarthy said in a tweet addressed to Biden that he &#8220;accepted your invitation to sit down and discuss a responsible debt ceiling increase to address irresponsible government spending.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body__element__2p5pI\" data-testid=\"gallery-0\" domain=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\" article_id=\"PAOEWWSJERIMRKVNF7SF5UMKYY\" article_url=\"\/world\/us\/biden-were-going-have-discussion-about-us-debt-with-house-leader-2023-01-20\/\">\n<div class=\"inline-gallery__carousel-container__2dyEB\" style=\"height:0;padding-bottom:67.21454341713428%\">\n<div data-testid=\"Carousel\" class=\"inline-gallery__carousel__1aFYs\">\n<div role=\"button\" class=\"carousel-v2__container__1ykSx\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div class=\"carousel-v2__swiper__3oFp9\">\n<div class=\"carousel-v2__item__7TcEq\" style=\"left:0%;width:100%\">\n<div data-testid=\"StatefulImage\" class=\"stateful-image__container__hH_Q_ stateful-image__dark__pCL6X inline-gallery__image__2X0PR\">\n<div data-testid=\"Image\" class=\"stateful-image__image__ThpeM\"><noscript><img src=\"https:\/\/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com\/reuters\/5BDRXZBETVJI7IDV6J2NZ3OW3M.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. President Biden hosts mayors from the U.S. Conference of Mayors' Winter Meeting at the White House\" title=\"\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><button aria-label=\"Expand gallery in a modal window\" class=\"button__button__2Ecqi button__secondary__18moI button__round__1nYLA button__has-tooltip__1B4u0 inline-gallery__toggle__4gWkT\" type=\"button\" data-testid=\"Button\"><span class=\"button__container__3sgvk\"\/><\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-gallery__detail__3ZG21\">\n<div class=\"caption-v2__container__2kWHy caption\">\n<p data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__base__22dCE body__caption__3L8vY caption-v2__text__2rL_o caption-v2__collapsed__2JqGs\" style=\"font-size:16px\"><b>[1\/2]<!-- -->\u00a0<\/b>U.S. President Joe Biden speaks as he hosts mayors from the U.S. Conference of Mayors&#8217; Winter Meeting and other officials in the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2023. REUTERS\/Leah Millis<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-5\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\" style=\"font-size:20px\">White House spokeperson Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement that Biden looked forward to meeting with McCarthy to &#8220;discuss a range of issues&#8221; as part of a number of meetings he is holding with new congressional leaders.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-6\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\" style=\"font-size:20px\">&#8220;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,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-7\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Biden is hosting Democratic congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday. A White House official said no date had been set for a McCarthy visit.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-8\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\" style=\"font-size:20px\">The White House has said repeatedly it will not negotiate over raising the debt ceiling and has used some Republican proposals for spending cuts to draw a contrast with Democratic priorities.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-9\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\" style=\"font-size:20px\">&#8220;As for the broad economic debate in our country, the Speaker and his allies have said that they have a fiscal plan to cut Social Security, cut Medicare, cut other vital programs, and impose a 30 percent national sales tax,&#8221; Jean-Pierre said, referring to U.S. social safety net programs. &#8220;We are going to have a clear debate on two different visions for the country \u2013 one that cuts Social Security, and one that protects it \u2013 and the President is happy to discuss that with the Speaker.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span data-testid=\"Text\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__default__UPMUu sign-off__text__PU3Aj\">Reporting by Jeff Mason; additional reporting by Steve Holland and Eric Beech; Editing by Franklin Paul and Leslie Adler<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__base__22dCE body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">Our Standards: <a data-testid=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thomsonreuters.com\/en\/about-us\/trust-principles.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__medium__1kbOh text__large__nEccO link__underline_default__2prE_\" rel=\"noopener\">The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/__i\/rss\/rd\/articles\/CBMibWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnJldXRlcnMuY29tL3dvcmxkL3VzL2JpZGVuLXdlcmUtZ29pbmctaGF2ZS1kaXNjdXNzaW9uLWFib3V0LXVzLWRlYnQtd2l0aC1ob3VzZS1sZWFkZXItMjAyMy0wMS0yMC_SAQA?oc=5\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (Reuters) &#8211; President Joe Biden on Friday pledged to &#8220;have a discussion&#8221; with House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy on U.S. debt amid a looming debate about raising the debt ceiling. 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