Senate Democrats Urge Biden to Use the 14th Amendment to Raise the Debt Ceiling

Senate Democrats are urging President Biden to use the 14th Amendment to raise the debt ceiling, arguing it is in his constitutional authority to take the unilateral step to prevent a GOP-driven default.

They say Biden should not agree to GOP demands for major concessions on spending cuts to raise the debt ceiling, and that he should extend the nation’s borrowing authority by taking a step no previous president has done.

“I personally feel that we should test that and I think that the language is very explicit in that amendment,” said Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (Ill.) when asked whether Biden has the authority.

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