. SpeakerMcCarthy: GOP debt ceiling unity prevents Biden from shunning negotiation
Kevin McCarthy and the gathered Republicans erupted into laughter when asked about Biden's position on work requirements for federal benefits
"You can't keep raising the debt ceiling. It's like having your child have a credit card and year after year, you keep reaching the limit, and you just keep expanding it. Well, there comes a point where your credit card now costs you more than all the money you make in a year — bigger than your entire economy."
He said, therefore, the debt ceiling negotiations presented an opportunity to responsibly adjust the nation's fiscal path. Earlier Wednesday, McCarthy and a group of Republicans laughed when a reporter asked about Biden's latest contention he will negotiate terms, sans"anything of any consequence," after the speaker mentioned instituted stricter work requirements for able-bodied, childless individuals on welfare.
BYRON DONALDS SLAMS DEMOCRATS FOR DEBT CEILING ‘CALAMITY’: HOUSE REPUBLICANS ‘THE ONLY ADULTS IN THE ROOM’On"Hannity," he nodded to that exchange, saying the work requirements included in Republicans' debt ceiling increase legislation will help take select Americans"from poverty to jobs — help them get out of that poverty mess."
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