President Biden said he wouldn’t support efforts to eliminate the debt ceiling altogether, in the face of Republicans’ calls to use it as leverage to cut government spending if they take control of the House in the midterms. When asked if he supported a permanent repeal of the debt limit, Biden said: “No. That would be irresponsible.”

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By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden on Friday said he does not support a permanent repeal of Congress setting a limit on U.S. debt. (Reporting By Jarrett Renshaw; Editing by Mark Porter)

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President Joe Biden on Friday gave a window into how he's preparing for a looming political showdown over the debt ceiling, stating unequivocally that he will not relent to Republican lawmakers threatening to send the nation into default if he doesn't meet their demands, but adding that he doesn't support Democrats' efforts to abolish the debt limit entirely.

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By Maegan Vazquez and Phil Mattingly, CNNPresident Joe Biden on Friday gave a window into how he’s preparing for a looming political showdown over the debt ceiling, stating unequivocally that he will not relent to Republican lawmakers threatening to send the nation into default if he doesn’t meet their demands, but adding that he doesn’t support Democrats’ efforts to abolish the debt limit entirely. In remarks at the White House less than three …

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President Joe Biden said Friday it would be “irresponsible” to eliminate the federal debt ceiling, which is the maximum amount of money Washington can borrow by issuing bonds.

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“President Biden said he wouldn’t support efforts to eliminate the debt ceiling altogether, in the face of Republicans’ calls to use it as leverage to cut government spending if they take control of the House in the midterms,” the Wall Street Journal reports.When asked if he supported a permanent repeal of the debt limit, Biden said: “No. That would be irresponsible.”However, Politico reports Biden also saying: “They will crash the economy next …

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Biden Won’t Support Eliminating Debt Ceiling

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President’s comments come as Republicans have indicated they will use the limit as leverage if they win House 

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Biden Says He Wouldn’t Support Eliminating Debt Ceiling

"I will not cut Social Security," the president said. "I will not cut Medicare, no matter how hard they work at it."

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Biden vowed Friday that he “will not yield” to Republicans’ plan to hold the debt ceiling hostage in exchange for cuts to Medicare and Social Security.

Biden says it would be 'irresponsible' to eliminate debt ceiling, as some Democrats want

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