President Biden is suggesting the possibility of a sit-down meeting with House Speaker Mike Johnson. Last week, the White House rejected the idea of the president meeting with the speaker, saying there is nothing to negotiate when it comes to foreign aid. But now Mr. Biden says he’d “be happy to meet with him if […]
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Biden open to meeting with Speaker “if he has anything to say”
President Biden is suggesting the possibility of a sit-down meeting with House Speaker Mike Johnson. Last week, the White House rejected the idea of the president meeting with the speaker, saying there is nothing to negotiate when it comes to foreign aid. But now Mr. Biden says he’d “be happy to meet with him if he has anything to say.” Speaker Johnson has suggested the House will not vote on a bipartisan Senate bill that includes emergency funding for Ukraine. The president says it’s “shocking” the way House Republicans “are walking away from the threat of Russia.”