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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Christopher Rugaber and Fatima Hussein

Lawsuit: Yellen should ignore 'unconstitutional' debt limit

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A union of government employees on Monday sued Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and President Joe Biden to try to stop them from complying with the law that limits the government's total debt, which the lawsuit contends is unconstitutional.

The lawsuit comes just weeks before Yellen has warned that the government could default on the federal debt if Congress fails to raise the borrowing limit by then.

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