to pay the bills. they will need to reach a deal with the new house republican majority by early june. otherwise, the u.s. will default on debt payments for the first time ever. at the white house yesterday, president kateri discussed a potential meeting between the president and speaker mccarthy. the president is looking forward to meeting with speaker mccarthy. we have been very clear about where we stand when it comes to the debt ceiling. i have been clear, the president has been clear. it should not be used as a political football. we have nbc news correspondent standing by for us. julie, what more can you tell us about this debt ceiling flight? they immediately responded on twitter to that invitation. president biden, i accept your invitation to sit in and discuss the irresponsible government spending. i m told no official meeting date or time has been set. this is for the continued public back and forth between mccarthy in president biden. we will sit down, we w