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Rep. Jayapal: If It’s a Choice Between Spending Cuts and 14th Amendment, Biden Should Choose 14th Amendment
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CNN

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CNN This Morning

Name: CNN This Morning

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Poppy Harlow

Name: Poppy Harlow

Employment: CNN

Position: Correspondent

, Pramila Jayapal

Name: Pramila Jayapal

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05/25/2023 09:18 am
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Alex (staff)
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0:02:03
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Transcript
HARLOW Very well aware ░░░░░░░░ what those 2017 tax ░░░░░░░░ did And to your ░░░░░░░░ you pointed out yesterday ░░░░░░░░ policies proposed by the ░░░░░░░░ House and all of ░░░░░░░░ that the Republicans have ░░░░░░░░ which included ending some ░░░░░░░░ those tax cuts oil ░░░░░░░░ etc Let me just ░░░░░░░░ on this because you ░░░░░░░░ been a big voice ░░░░░░░░ in the Progressive Caucus ░░░░░░░░ urging the Biden ministration ░░░░░░░░ invoke the 14th Amendment ░░░░░░░░ to essentially ignore the ░░░░░░░░ limit raise it saying ░░░░░░░░ they have that constitutional ░░░░░░░░ Janet Yellen has said ░░░░░░░░ s legally questionable The ░░░░░░░░ Administration has viewed it ░░░░░░░░ problematic just with the ░░░░░░░░ we re in And ░░░░░░░░ thought it was interesting ░░░░░░░░ Senate Majority Whip Dick ░░░░░░░░ warned quote inserting it ░░░░░░░░ the process now tosses ░░░░░░░░ into the courts and ░░░░░░░░ knows where it ends ░░░░░░░░ then Republican Senator John ░░░░░░░░ said it s a ░░░░░░░░ to avoid responsibility which ░░░░░░░░ think is basically saying ░░░░░░░░ t it your job ░░░░░░░░ Congress to do hard ░░░░░░░░ make hard decisions like ░░░░░░░░ JATAPAL Yeah absolutely it ░░░░░░░░ our job It s ░░░░░░░░ constitutional obligation to raise ░░░░░░░░ debt ceiling which Republicans ░░░░░░░░ refusing to do So ░░░░░░░░ let s make it ░░░░░░░░ that anyone who thinks ░░░░░░░░ this is normal it ░░░░░░░░ not normal Republicans are ░░░░░░░░ this as a hostage ░░░░░░░░ move because they couldn ░░░░░░░░ get these cuts that ░░░░░░░░ trying to get in ░░░░░░░░ the regular negotiations and ░░░░░░░░ session I think the ░░░░░░░░ people have to understand ░░░░░░░░ that is what is ░░░░░░░░ So you know is ░░░░░░░░ our preference to use ░░░░░░░░ 14th Amendment Of course ░░░░░░░░ We think Republicans should ░░░░░░░░ the debt ceiling that ░░░░░░░░ happen today Poppy if ░░░░░░░░ Republicans who are responsible ░░░░░░░░ their constitutional obligation get ░░░░░░░░ there and sign the ░░░░░░░░ petition for a clean ░░░░░░░░ ceiling raise with Democrats ░░░░░░░░ I don t want ░░░░░░░░ use the 14th Amendment ░░░░░░░░ what I am saying ░░░░░░░░ that if it s ░░░░░░░░ choice between a catastrophic ░░░░░░░░ for the American people ░░░░░░░░ through default or through ░░░░░░░░ awful spending cuts than ░░░░░░░░ think the president would ░░░░░░░░ to go to using ░░░░░░░░ unilateral authority to raise ░░░░░░░░ debt ceiling HARLOW Congresswoman ░░░░░░░░ Jayapal thank you It ░░░░░░░░ good to have your ░░░░░░░░ in this conversation I ░░░░░░░░ you joining us JAYPAL ░░░░░░░░ you, Poppy.”
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