The Deputy Secretary of the Treasury said President Joe Biden will not invoke the 14th Amendment to raise the debt ceiling.

“I think the president and secretary [Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen] have been very clear that that will not solve our problems now. So, yes, that is a no,” Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo told CNN on Friday.

White House officials and congressional Republicans aim to put the final touches on a deal to raise the U.S. government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling for two years while capping spending on everything but military and veterans, according to a U.S. official.

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