Former VP Pence says that he and former President Trump 'could have done a better job' keeping the federal debt in check.
"The trillions of dollars that we appropriated for families and businesses and health care in this country during Covid — it's what government's for during a time of national emergency," Pence said."But let me stipulate ... we could have done a better job of controlling spending under our administration."
His assessment, delivered in an exclusive interview, came at the same time President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., clashed in face-to-face negotiations over how to avoid a federal default., he criticized Biden for"runaway federal spending" in his two-plus years in office and said it is up to the president to strike a deal that averts an economic crisis.
"I think it’s incumbent on President Biden to sit down today in good faith and find a way forward that will hold the full faith and credit of the United States," Pence said. The Republican-led House passed legislation this month that would raise the debt ceiling while paring spending. Biden and congressional Democrats insist that the limit should be increased in a standalone measure that does not include other provisions. The Treasury Department estimates that, without a new law, the federal government will exceed its borrowing authority as soon as
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