In Debt Limit Fight, Republicans Won’t Say What Spending Cuts They Want

On Wednesday, President Biden will meet with Speaker Kevin McCarthy at the White House to discuss the debt limit and budget priorities. The White House has said it will not negotiate over raising the debt limit, and Republicans have been struggling to find agreement among themselves over how to cut spending. Representative Steve Scalise of Louisiana, the majority leader, suggested on Tuesday that House Republicans would submit a budget in April. He has been talking with House Republicans since late last year about how to balance the budget without making cuts to Social Security and Medicare. “It is an obligation of this country and its leaders to avoid economic chaos.”The post In Debt Limit Fight, Republicans Won’t Say What Spending Cuts They Want appeared first on New York Times.