The White House told President Johnson to pass the Senate bill on aid to Ukraine and that there is nothing to negotiate with the president.
Politico reported:
The White House has denied multiple requests from President Mike Johnson to meet with President Joe Biden about border security, according to a person familiar with the requests.
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But Biden and White House officials have repeatedly said they believe the House should accept the national security supplement approved by the Senate instead of meeting and renegotiating a new package.
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“What is there to negotiate? Really, really, what is one-on-one negotiation all about when he’s been presented with exactly what he asked for? “said White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre. “He is negotiating with himself.”
It would be useless for Biden to negotiate a deal with Johnson, because the speaker of the House does not keep his word and does not have the power to provide the votes to pass something. Negotiating with Johnson would be a total waste of time.
The White House is right. It is not the president that Johnson should be negotiating with. The President must be able to pass legislation within his majority.
Mike Johnson is trying to pull a stunt so he can avoid accountability for his role in killing both the border bill and the Ukraine aid bill.
President Biden apparently won’t waste any more time negotiating with Johnson. If the rapporteur wants to do something about these problems, the legislation is already in his hands.
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