According to Playbook The White House is explicitly telling Republicans in Congress that they have leverage when it comes to the debt ceiling.
According to Playbook The White House is explicitly telling Republicans in Congress that they have leverage when it comes to the debt ceiling.
They don't need to mint the coin. Just ignore the debt ceiling entirely. Congress is telling the government to spend $3 trillion, but also telling the government to not spend over ~$1.5 trillion (since we would hit the debt ceiling). Just say that those are two conflicting laws and that you will abide by the first one.