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At being put in the back seat by the president, pushing him not to give away too much as republicans want to add work requirements to some welfare programs. this was the house minority leader this morning and then the president's parting words as he took off for japan, take a listen. >> work requirements, so-called work requirements are nonstarter. >> i'm not going to accept work requirements that go much beyond what is already -- i voted years ago for the work requirements that exist but it's possible there could be a few other -- not anything of any consequence. >> jacqui: house republicans ...

Heinrich has that story tonight live from the north lawn, good evening, jacqui. >> geographic to you, bret. the white house says president biden will get multiple updates a day while he is overseas. but congressional democrats are showing frustration that nobody is talking to them. evidenced today by a fizzled push to raise taxes on the wealthy to boost revenue which kevin mccarthy flatly rejected saying spe spend is what drove inflation. >> bound for japan, president biden says his three deputies won't waste a minute on spending talks with house republicans as the deadline to raise the debt c...

White house saying about negotiations. >> in effect they are negotiating to raise the debt limit, but democrats are characterizing it as separate and simultaneous so they can maintain their rhetoric, their stance they will not negotiate over raising the debt ceiling. but since the last white house meeting, the two sides have found a couple areas of agreement on clawing back unused covid funds and also possibly permitting reforms as republicans push to unleash energy. but signature programs like the inflation reduction agent and funding for irs agents and resisting cuts to medicaid or student l...

That means an impasse and talks to raise the debt ceiling. >> house republicans are tellin president biden he must conside spending cuts if he wants their vote to raise the debt ceiling. kevin mccarthy afrin up a range of options from trim to non-defense spending two recouping covid funds to means testing for welfare programs. >> where at a standstill, the only pass for an agreement between this administration is through the house of representatives and with the speaker. there has been no return conversation. >> speaker kevin mccarthy knowing the recent uncertainty and the u.s. banking system ...

Conversations. >> you're exactly right, jim. it is dead on arrival. the brill as is will not pass currently in congress. republicans have been keen to point that out. the house members said this bill is dead on arrival and these are the demands that we need in order to secure support for voting for that bill. the demands include ending student loan forgiveness programs. cushing funding for the irs, slashing money for climate change prevention and putting work requirements on welfare programs. president biden pushed back. he said right now he doesn't think there's much to negotiate on. he is pr...