09/26/13
Pelosi: Obama shouldn’t have ruled out 14th Amendment option in debt fight
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday said President Obama should not have renounced the option of raising the debt ceiling without Congress.
The California Democrat argues that the 14th Amendment empowers the president to hike the debt limit without congressional support.
"I think the 14th Amendment covers it. The president and I have a disagreement in that regard, I guess," Pelosi told reporters in the Capitol. "I would never have taken that off the table."
Standing beside Pelosi, Rep. Jim Clyburn (S.C.), the third-ranking House Democrat, smiled and nodded in agreement.
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Pelosi: Obama shouldn’t have ruled out 14th Amendment option in debt fight
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday said President Obama should not have renounced the option of raising the debt ceiling without Congress.
The California Democrat argues that the 14th Amendment empowers the president to hike the debt limit without congressional support.
"I think the 14th Amendment covers it. The president and I have a disagreement in that regard, I guess," Pelosi told reporters in the Capitol. "I would never have taken that off the table."
Standing beside Pelosi, Rep. Jim Clyburn (S.C.), the third-ranking House Democrat, smiled and nodded in agreement.
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