He was responding to comments Biden made earlier Sunday in Japan, where the president was attending a summit of the Group of Seven countries. Arrington said on "This Week" that the issue of taxes remains a nonstarter with conservative lawmakers. House Republicans last month passed their own bill to raise the debt ceiling, cut spending and roll back core aspects of Biden's agenda. The goal for Republicans, Arrington said, was cutting down on the size of the federal government's spending, which he said had grown too large in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Top Republican pushes back on Biden, says new taxes in debt deal are nonstarter originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News May 21, 2023 15:14 UTC