May 16, 2023 8:35am EDT
AOC warns Biden not to negotiate with GOP on budget: 'Expect pushback' on any major concessions
Progressives, Biden want a debt ceiling deal with no strings attached
By Kristine Parks | Fox News
Democratic members of "The Squad" have warned President Biden he will lose progressive votes come election time if he negotiates with Republicans on the debt ceiling, according to an Axios report.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said on Monday that negotiations with the White House to raise the debt ceiling and avoid a default have stalled. The GOP leader blamed President Biden for the lack of progress, adding they were "nowhere near" passing a debt ceiling bill in Congress.
However, far-left Democrats want the president to stay firm on their priorities as well. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., predicted there would be "huge backlash" at "the polling booth" if Biden gave up what progressives want on clean energy permitting reform and welfare work requirements.
"It's really important we don't give ground," the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus told Axios. "We have made it clear ... that if they give on these core Democratic values, there will be a huge backlash."
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