White House Adviser Says ‘No’ to Spending Cuts, but ‘Yes’ to Tougher IRS Enforcement Discussions

White House economic adviser Jared Bernstein talks to reporters at the White House, in Washington, on Feb. 5, 2021. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

A White House adviser said “no” to future spending cuts, but “yes” to tougher Internal Revenue Service enforcement talks.

On Jan. 18, Jared Bernstein, a member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, told MSNBC’s Katy Tur that the Biden administration does not think it is the right time for Congress to discuss government spending cuts in the context of raising the debt ceiling.