04:19White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre stated the projection made by the US Treasury warning that Washington may default on debt in June should work as a 'wake-up call to Congress'. This was said during daily press briefing in Washington on Tuesday.
"This is not an issue that we will negotiate on. The debt limit was increased three times under President Trump, and it should be no different this time. Given the limited time now that Congress has, it is clear that the only practical path to avoid default is for Congress to suspend the debt limit without conditions," she stressed.
Jean-Pierre mentioned that US President Joe Biden 'is not going to negotiate over avoiding default' adding the leader will have a meeting with Congress to discuss the country’s budget.
"He is going to make it very clear in this meeting that they will have next week how this is the Congress' constitutional duty to act. He is not going to negotiate on the debt ceiling, he has been very clear, that is not going to change," the spokesperson affirmed.
Jean-Pierre also touched upon the matter of Sudan armed conflict saying Washington 'remains in close contact with the Sudanese military civilian leaders'.
“We have called to continue the ceasefire, we have called to stop what we have seen, the violence there. We have been doing that for the past week and we have been very vocal on that. But, again, there are conversations happening, we will continue those conversations," White House spokesperson concluded.
USA: 'It should be a wake-up call' – WH spox calls out Congress as US Treasury warns Washington may default on debt in June
White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre stated the projection made by the US Treasury warning that Washington may default on debt in June should work as a 'wake-up call to Congress'. This was said during daily press briefing in Washington on Tuesday.
"This is not an issue that we will negotiate on. The debt limit was increased three times under President Trump, and it should be no different this time. Given the limited time now that Congress has, it is clear that the only practical path to avoid default is for Congress to suspend the debt limit without conditions," she stressed.
Jean-Pierre mentioned that US President Joe Biden 'is not going to negotiate over avoiding default' adding the leader will have a meeting with Congress to discuss the country’s budget.
"He is going to make it very clear in this meeting that they will have next week how this is the Congress' constitutional duty to act. He is not going to negotiate on the debt ceiling, he has been very clear, that is not going to change," the spokesperson affirmed.
Jean-Pierre also touched upon the matter of Sudan armed conflict saying Washington 'remains in close contact with the Sudanese military civilian leaders'.
“We have called to continue the ceasefire, we have called to stop what we have seen, the violence there. We have been doing that for the past week and we have been very vocal on that. But, again, there are conversations happening, we will continue those conversations," White House spokesperson concluded.
White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre stated the projection made by the US Treasury warning that Washington may default on debt in June should work as a 'wake-up call to Congress'. This was said during daily press briefing in Washington on Tuesday.
"This is not an issue that we will negotiate on. The debt limit was increased three times under President Trump, and it should be no different this time. Given the limited time now that Congress has, it is clear that the only practical path to avoid default is for Congress to suspend the debt limit without conditions," she stressed.
Jean-Pierre mentioned that US President Joe Biden 'is not going to negotiate over avoiding default' adding the leader will have a meeting with Congress to discuss the country’s budget.
"He is going to make it very clear in this meeting that they will have next week how this is the Congress' constitutional duty to act. He is not going to negotiate on the debt ceiling, he has been very clear, that is not going to change," the spokesperson affirmed.
Jean-Pierre also touched upon the matter of Sudan armed conflict saying Washington 'remains in close contact with the Sudanese military civilian leaders'.
“We have called to continue the ceasefire, we have called to stop what we have seen, the violence there. We have been doing that for the past week and we have been very vocal on that. But, again, there are conversations happening, we will continue those conversations," White House spokesperson concluded.