Pelosi, blaming Trump for debt, vows to raise borrowing limit
By Mike Lillis - 09/08/21 11:46 AM EDT
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) vowed Wednesday that Democrats will stave off a government default by raising the debt ceiling in the coming weeks.
The Speaker did not specify what larger legislative vehicle, if any, Democratic leaders will tap to move the controversial measure amid threats of noncooperation from Republican leaders. But she was terse in ruling out one potential avenue: "We won't be putting it in reconciliation," Pelosi told reporters in the Capitol.
That red line is significant, since the Democrats' nascent $3.5 trillion reconciliation package is the one piece of looming legislation expected to move by special budget rules allowing it to pass without any Republican support.
The other legislation scheduled for votes in the coming weeks — including a short-term government spending package, known as a continuing resolution, to prevent a shutdown on Oct. 1 — will require GOP buy-in to defeat a filibuster in the Senate.
Pelosi was vague about her intended strategy, but promised to avoid a default.
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