USA, Biden ready to compromise on the debt ceiling, without touching health care

President Joe Biden, in the press conference that preceded his departure for the G7 meeting in Japan, said he was willing to work with House Republicans on a compromise on the job requirements required to access government assistance programs, as long as you don't touch healthcare. “I will not accept any changes that will impact people's medical health needs; I will not accept any job requirement that goes much beyond what it already is - I voted for existing job requirements years ago. But it is possible that there are others,” Biden said, implying that he could negotiate on these. The president said he was optimistic about the possibility of an agreement, underlining that the leaders of Congress are aware that it is unthinkable to arrive at a default. “Our nation has never defaulted on our debt and never will,” Biden reiterated.