The support on Capitol Hill for what was once a fringe legal theory is growing by the hour as the debt ceiling talks head into their final days.
On Thursday, a group of of 11 progressive senators led by Sens. Tina Smith (D-MN), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) released a new letter to President Biden calling on him to prepare to cancel the debt ceiling by invoking the 14th amendment.
“We write to urgently request that you prepare to exercise your authority,” they write, adding that Republicans have made it "seemingly impossible" to reach a deal.
Thursday’s action in the Senate comes in addition to growing support across Capitol Hill on the issue. The head of the Congressional Progressive Caucus — Rep. Pramilla Jayapal (D-WA) — recently said that the vast majority of the 101 Representatives in her group support invoking the 14th Amendment over giving concessions to Republicans.
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