Deputy Treasury secretary rules out possibility of using 14th Amendment to raise debt ceiling
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By Sydney Kashiwagi, CNN Washington (CNN) — Invoking the 14th Amendment to lift the borrowing cap on the US debt ceiling as a way to work around slow-moving negotiations is not an option, Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo told CNN Friday, the administration’s most definitive response yet to an…
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Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) said Thursday on MSNBC's "Alex Wagner Tonight" that it is President Joe Biden's "patriotic duty" to use the 14th Amendment to address the debt ceiling. | Clips
The House Freedom Caucus has said that it will not entertain further discussion on the nation’s debt ceiling, indicating it will not vote for a compromise bill […]
A growing group of Senate Democrats is urging President Joe Biden to seriously consider invoking the 14th Amendment to declare the debt ceiling unconstitutional, a strategy that — if upheld by the…
WASHINGTON (Reuters)—A group of U.S. Senate Democrats called on President Joe Biden to prepare to invoke the U.S. Constitution's 14th Amendment to avoid a debt default if negotiations with Republicans fail, according to a letter released on Thursday.
President Biden said Sunday that his administration is exploring whether it can invoke the 14th Amendment to ensure the United States avoids default as negotiations with House Republicans on raising the debt limit are at a standstill.
President Joe Biden says he believes he can raise the debt ceiling unilaterally under the 14th Amendment even without GOP support. “I’m looking at the 14th Amendment as to whether or not we have the authority [to raise the debt ceiling without congressional backing]—I think we have the authority,” B…
With the prospect of default drawing ever nearer, President Joe Biden on Sunday called on House Republicans to compromise and stop continuing to hold the debt ceiling hostage…
Recent remarks by President Joe Biden and his treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, appear to show a bit of dissonance about whether Biden could or should use the 14th Amendment to circumvent the debt ceiling.
WASHINGTON (AP) — If the fight with Congress over raising the government’s debt limit is such a dire threat, why doesn’t President Joe Biden just raise the...
“President Biden should invoke the 14th Amendment now, well before the June 1 default deadline. Let the issue head to the courts while at the same time making it clear to the country – and the world – that he will use every tool available to ensure that the United States will not default on its debt…
