Group of Senate Democrats to Biden: Use 14th Amendment to avoid debt default

2023-05-19 00:50

WASHINGTON A group of U.S. Senate Democrats including Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren urged President Joe Biden in

WASHINGTON A group of U.S. Senate Democrats including Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren urged President Joe Biden in a letter on Thursday to prepare to invoke the Constitution's 14th Amendment to avoid a debt default if negotiations fail.

(Reporting by Jasper Ward and Paul Grant; Editing by Doina Chiacu)