Both Sides Double Down on Debt Ceiling Positions Ahead of Biden-McCarthy Meeting

Both Sides Double Down on Debt Ceiling Positions Ahead of Biden-McCarthy Meeting
President Joe Biden speaks about "building on the small business boom" during National Small Business Week in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington on May 1, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Lawrence Wilson
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President Joe Biden has invited House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and other congressional leaders to a meeting on raising the nation’s debt limit, but he has no intention of negotiating on the matter.

Instead, the president will use the May 9 sit-down to remind Republicans of their constitutional duty to raise the debt ceiling and avoid a default on the nation’s financial obligations, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters at a May 2 press briefing.