NEWS ALERT: Senators Tell Biden: Prepare to Invoke 14th Amendment to Prevent Default

 

NEWS ALERT Progressive Senators Tell Biden: Prepare to Invoke 14th Amendment to Prevent Default May 18, 2023 As negotiations with congressional Republicans over raising the debt ceiling drag on, at least five U.S. senators are circulating a letter that urges President Joe Biden to prepare to invoke the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. "Republicans have made it clear that they are prepared to hold our entire economy hostage unless you accede to their demands to reduce the deficit on the backs of working families. That is simply unacceptable," states the letter first obtained by the Washington Post. READ THE FULL STORY Read all the latest news from Common Dreams Call 207.775.0488 to donate by phone or mail a check to: Common Dreams, PO Box 443, Portland, ME 04112, United States Common Dreams is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Your contribution is tax-deductible. EIN: 20-3368194