. SpeakerMcCarthy rebrands looming debt ceiling breach: 'Biden default'
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy provided an update on debt ceiling negotiations with the White House, saying nothing has moved.
"Our debt is larger than our economy, by more than 20%. If we do nothing, we will pay more in interest in the next ten years than we paid in the last 83," the speaker said at a press conference."If we do nothing, and you follow along…God forbid you get a Biden default because he ignores the problem just as he ignored the border."
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and the gathered Republicans erupted into laughter when asked about Bidens position on work requirements for federal benefits More than two dozen Republicans across the House and Senate stood in solidarity behind McCarthy on Wednesday
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