McCarthy is not hopeful about the negotiations regarding the debt ceiling and states that there is no progress being made.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from California, expressed a lack of hope regarding the ongoing discussions with the White House regarding the debt ceiling on Monday, stating that there has been no progress. McCarthy also acknowledged the president's willingness to engage in conversation after a prolonged period of 97 days. He made these comments to reporters in the Capitol.
McCarthy stated that there has been no progress and if one were to consider the timeline for passing legislation in both the House and Senate, something would need to be accomplished by this week. However, none of that has been achieved yet.
McCarthy accuses Biden of delaying action on the debt ceiling and suggests that the administration may prefer a default over reaching a compromise. McCarthy claims to have raised the issue with Biden in February, but currently, only staff members are exchanging proposals.
McCarthy expressed his lack of confidence in the possibility of a solution being reached by the end of the week when asked by a reporter, citing the current offering from the White House as the reason.
The speaker has expressed disapproval of talks with the president regarding the country's debt.
Biden became agitated with a reporter who inquired about the debt ceiling, stating that the reporter had not paid attention. Recently, Biden, McCarthy, and other officials reached an agreement to conduct discussions at the staff level on how to increase the debt ceiling before the government is unable to meet its current commitments by early June.
The White House expressed its desire to maintain a distinction between discussions regarding the debt ceiling and those concerning reductions in spending.
McCarthy held Biden responsible for the absence of advancement in an agreement that would enable the government to borrow additional funds after reaching the debt ceiling in June, on the previous Thursday.
The meeting between McCarthy, along with other congressional leaders, and Biden to discuss increasing the borrowing limit and meeting the GOP's request of reducing federal spending was supposed to take place on Friday. However, it was postponed until the following week.
According to McCarthy, the reason for the delay was that the White House was not willing to compromise.
McCarthy has agreed to meet with Biden on May 9 to resolve the debt ceiling standoff, but his current priority is to prevent a default.
He clarified that there is a proposed legislation that aims to increase the debt ceiling, boost the economy, and restrict expenses.
McCarthy stated that it is within our ability as a group to come together.
Regrettably, we had to endure a 97-day wait before finally reaching a consensus in a room. He further stated that there is COVID-related funding that has remained unused for a period of two years, and this should not be a factor in the discussions regarding the work obligations linked to the said funding.
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This does not imply that you will be making a reduction.
According to McCarthy, it implies that the growth rate will be limited to 1%.
These decisions are not difficult.
This is the reason why I am filled with fear.
We have been conversing, but you are unable to come to a rational conclusion.