Biden Open to Meeting With Johnson to Break Stalemate Over $95 Billion Foreign Aid Package
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President Biden said he is open to meeting with House Speaker Johnson to discuss a $95 billion foreign aid package that passed the Senate but faces issues in the House.
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Speaker Johnson's spokesman welcomed Biden's openness to a meeting and said the speaker has been requesting a one-on-one meeting with Biden for weeks.
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The House package lacks border security policy changes which Johnson has criticized after immigration provisions were dropped from the Senate version.
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House Majority Leader Scalise suggested a Biden-Johnson meeting could lead to a compromise allowing some form of the legislation to pass.
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White House Press Secretary Jean-Pierre questioned what Johnson wants to negotiate and said he is "negotiating with himself" and "killing bills on his own."