Biden considers Fourteenth Amendment as Debt Ceiling Option
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On Tuesday, President Joe Biden said that he is considering the 14th Amendment as a viable solution to the debt ceiling crisis as negotiations with House Republicans continue. Left-leaning articles highlight that the negotiations are still at a standstill, but so far, nobody has backed out of the negotiations, while right-leaning articles highlight that Biden’s invoking of the 14th Amendment would allow him to issue new debt without authorization from Congress.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that Biden is considering unilaterally bypassing the debt ceiling crisis in the short-term by using the 14th Amendment. He said he consulted Larry Tribe, a legal scholar at Harvard University, who thought the plan was “legitimate,” but added that it would have to be litigated. The Hill reported that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) “threw cold water on the idea.”
A left-leaning article by POLITICO highlighted that the negotiations involving Congress’ top four leaders in both political parties and Biden are still at a standstill but added that nobody left the meeting or backed out of the negotiations. After the meeting, Biden said he was considering using the 14th Amendment as a temporary solution to the debt ceiling crisis. POLITICO also highlighted that deal-making senators on both sides of the aisle were irked by the lack of progress.
A right-leaning article by The Washington Examiner highlighted that Biden’s invoking of the 14th Amendment would allow him to issue new debt without authorization from Congress. The same move was considered by the Obama administration in 2011, when there was a similar standstill, but lawyers at the time were not confident in the plan. The Examiner also highlighted that Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who had originally warned Congress about the impending debt crisis, said the Treasury has not ruled out this option but said it was a “not good” deal.
From the right
Debt ceiling: Why some are talking about the 14th Amendment as a solution
Washington Examiner