Biden and Republicans look for a general debt-limit agreement
After holding debt limit discussions with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and Democratic legislative leaders at the White House in Washington, D.C., President Joe Biden answers questions from reporters in the Roosevelt Room.
In order to avoid a disastrous default, President Joe Biden and congressional Republicans are attempting to reach an agreement on spending caps and energy restrictions during this crucial week of debt-ceiling negotiations.
The White House has not ruled out the annual spending limitations that Republicans assert must go along with any raise in the country's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, despite the fact that the two sides did not appear to be near to a compromise.