A source close to Johnson revealed that the speaker and his team have made multiple requests for such meetings through senior White House officials over the past two months. The recent plea for a meeting transpired just over a week ago, preceding the Senate's approval of a bipartisan $95 billion national security package and House Republicans' impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Johnson's meeting requests weren't solely tied to the Senate's aid package but rather focused on charting a general legislative path forward. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise claimed on Tuesday that President Biden is refusing to meet with Johnson, emphasizing the importance of their collaboration in reaching a legislative agreement.