Congressional Research Service Issues Legal Sidebar White Paper on Debating Public Debt Clause
June 02, 2023
June 02, 2023
WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB10973) on debating the public debt clause on June 1, 2023, by legislative attorney Sean M. Stiff:
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Debating the Public Debt Clause
As early as June 5, 2023, according to Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen, the federal government could face a "binding" statutory debt limit. If the debt limit were to bind, the Secretary would be u . . .
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Debating the Public Debt Clause
As early as June 5, 2023, according to Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen, the federal government could face a "binding" statutory debt limit. If the debt limit were to bind, the Secretary would be u . . .