WH: Biden Can’t Negotiate Until GOP ‘Finish Negotiating With Themselves’ – By Phil Wegmann (Real Clear Politics) / Apr 3 2023
In public, President Biden is rather frustrated. More specifically, White House aides say he was disappointed to watch House Republicans leave Washington for a two-week recess without anything close to a budget resolution or a plan for avoiding a catastrophic default on the national debt.
The message from the White House to Republicans headed back to their districts is simple. The administration now says, in so many words, please stop squabbling so that, by the time you return, we can begin hammering out a deal.
It is a critical first step. “House Republicans can’t negotiate the budget with President Biden,” White House spokesman Andrew Bates told RealClearPolitics, “until they finish negotiating with themselves.”
