Biden: Senate filibuster change on debt a 'real possibility'
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WASHINGTON (AP) — To get around Republican obstruction, President Joe Biden said Tuesday that Democrats are considering a change to the Senate's filibuster rules in order to quickly approve lifting
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President Joe Biden told reporters Tuesday that it’s a “real possibility” Democrats could use a “nuclear option” to prevent Republicans from filibustering their plan to raise the debt ceiling.
WASHINGTON (AP) — To get around Republican obstruction, President Joe Biden said Tuesday that Democrats are considering a change to the Senate's filibuster rules in order to quickly approve lifting
By Kaitlan Collins, Kate Sullivan and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday said it was a “real possibility” that Senate Democrats would look to change the filibuster rules in order to overcome Republican opposition and raise the debt ceiling ahead of a fast-approaching deadline.
President Joe Biden says Democrats are considering a change to the Senate’s filibuster rules to quickly approve lifting the nation’s debt limit — but the change still seems highly unlikely, in part because all Democratic senators would need to be on board.
The surprise remarks come amid a fiscally dangerous standoff over a vote that’s needed for the U.S. to avoid what would be a devastating credit default.
Well … yes. Everything is “a real possibility” when it comes to avoiding a default. Even Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema can’t conceivably value the integrity of the filibuster...
With the standoff only intensifying, Biden on Tuesday for the second time this week lambasted Republicans. “There’s not many options if they’re going to be that irresponsible. … There’s not much time...
President Joe Biden says Democrats are considering a change to the Senate’s filibuster rules to quickly approve lifting the nation’s debt limit — but the change still seems highly unlikely, in part because all Democratic senators would need to be on board.
Joe Biden is edging closer to employing the nuclear option in order to suspend the debt ceiling and allow Democrats to borrow and spend another $4 trillion.
Senate Democrats are quietly exploring whether there is sufficient support to exempt raises in the debt ceiling from the chamber’s 60-vote filibuster threshold.
By Kaitlan Collins, Kate Sullivan and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday said it was a "real possibility" that Senate Democrats would look
President Joe Biden suggested on Tuesday that Senate Democrats might change the rules to create an exemption to the Senate filibuster that would allow them to raise the debt limit without GOP support and without using budget reconciliation.
Sen. Joe Manchin III, a key swing vote for President Biden’s agenda, on Wednesday ruled out altering the Senate’s 60-vote filibuster threshold to help Democrats raise the nation’s debt limit.
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