The off-the-cuff remarks are a notable shift in the president's thinking as Democrats are frustrated by GOP efforts to prevent a simple majority vote on agenda.
for months, saying earlier this year that such a shift could throw the “entire Congress into chaos.”
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has refused to allow any Republicans to vote for the debt ceiling to be lifted, instead taunting Democrats and calling on the party to use a process known as reconciliation instead. That process, however, is complicated and takes time, likely more than is left before the government runs out of cash.
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