Schumer and Pelosi blast Republicans for threatening to not raise debt ceiling
CNN
Democratic leaders in Congress blasted Republicans on Wednesday for threatening to not help raise the debt ceiling later this year.
"I can't believe the Republicans will let the nation default," said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer at a news conference. The federal government will likely run out of cash by October or November unless Congress raises the country's borrowing limit, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.Looking to shore up Latino votes in Nevada and Arizona for his reelection campaign, President Joe Biden is on the verge of soon following up last week’s executive action aimed at curbing border crossings with another move focused on providing legal status for long-term undocumented immigrants married to American citizens and without criminal records.
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