McCarthy Claims “Productive” Call With Biden On Debt

Reuters reports:

President Joe Biden and House Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy will meet to discuss the debt ceiling on Monday, after a “productive” phone call as the president headed back to Washington, the two sides said on Sunday.

McCarthy, speaking to reporters at the U.S. Capitol following the call, said there were positive discussions on solving the crisis and that staff-level talks were set to resume later on Sunday.

Asked if he was more hopeful after talking to the president, McCarthy said: “Our teams are talking today and we’re setting (sic) to have a meeting tomorrow. That’s better than it was earlier. So, yes.”

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President Biden and House Speaker McCarthy are set to meet Monday to discuss the debt ceiling as staff-level talks resume https://t.co/qg1bRjJArf

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President Joe Biden and Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will meet to discuss the debt limit on Monday after a ‘productive’ phone call as the president headed back to Washington from the G7 summit https://t.co/GJEftF9grZ pic.twitter.com/B0oVwpqc0Y

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.@SpeakerMcCarthy said he had a “productive” phone call with @POTUS today.

WH staff will meet w/ the Speaker’s team at 6pm tonight ahead of McCarthy’s meeting with Biden tomorrow. https://t.co/kIEwKpj3qf pic.twitter.com/LskW1fNVmp

— Kyle Stewart (@KyleAlexStewart) May 21, 2023