Biden Blames Republicans in Address on Debt Ceiling

Biden Blames Republicans in Address on Debt Ceiling
President Joe Biden gestures as speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, on Sept. 24, 2021. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
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President Joe Biden in a speech Monday urged Congress to raise the country’s debt ceiling to avoid defaulting on the money it owes for the first time ever.

“Defaulting on the debt would lead to a self-inflicted wound that takes our economy over a cliff,” he said in a White House live stream from the State Dining Room.