Topline
President Joe Biden said Thursday he is ready to meet with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to discuss the government’s fiscal year 2024 budget at “any time . . . if he has his budget”—a jab at House Republicans whose agenda is racked by tense intraparty disagreements and spending promises that experts warn are mathematically impossible.
Key Facts
Biden made the comments during a speech in Philadelphia that came hours after he unveiled his proposed $6.8 trillion fiscal year 2024 budget plan, which House Republicans have promised to drastically modify in an effort to cut federal spending.
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