White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre reiterated on Friday during a regular press briefing that United States House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy must present President Joe Biden with a "clean bill on the floor" with regard to tackling the debt ceiling issue.
The House Republicans must "avoid default" and "not take our economy hostage," Jean-Pierre stressed, adding that should they fail to do so this will have "dangerous consequences not just for the economy, [but] for the American people."
Previously, McCarthy unveiled GOP's economic plan, which will, according to him, save American taxpayers $4.5 trillion and "responsibly" raise the federal debt limit into 2024. The Biden administration has since been voicing out its concerns related to the plan.