Biden showcases deficit progress in bid to counter critics


              President Joe Biden speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, May 4, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
            
              President Joe Biden speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, May 4, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
            
              President Joe Biden speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, May 4, 2022, in Washington. From left, Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young, Biden, Cecilia Rouse, chair of the Council of Economic Advisers and Brian Deese, Assistant to the President and Director of the National Economic Council. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
            
              President Joe Biden speaks in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Monday, May 2, 2022, in Washington. Biden plans to highlight deficit reduction in Wednesday remarks at the White House. He intends to note that the government will pay down the national debt this quarter for the first time in six years (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden showcases deficit progress in bid to counter critics