Biden must do something. There are no riskless options.
Tag: Fourteenth Amendment (US Constitution)
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Liberals Are Persuading Themselves of a Debt Ceiling Plan That Won’t Work
The limit Congress imposes is dumb, but Biden can’t just wave it away.
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Liberals Balk at G.O.P. Push for Stricter Work Requirements in Debt Limit Talks
A G.O.P. demand to impose stricter work requirements on recipients of food stamps and other public benefits has drawn a Democratic backlash, underscoring the tricky politics at play in the negotiations.
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The Case for Violating the Debt Limit Is Dangerous Nonsense
The president does not have the authority to exceed the limit, regardless of what his advisers are telling him.
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Yellen Calls Invoking 14th Amendment to Raise Debt Limit ‘Legally Questionable’
The Treasury secretary warned that a default would lead to a “very substantial downturn.”