Will Obama bypass Congress on debt ceiling?
The debate over raising the national debt ceiling is set to resume once the holiday break is over. As the stalemate persists, some Democrats are suggesting a constitutional end-run, while a few citizens are reconsidering their earlier positions.
CBS News correspondent Whit Johnson reports that the debate over the debt ceiling leaves no easy answers, leaving the option of a congressional end-run by President Obama a possibility.
Three weeks ago, when Courtney Hinton was asked in a CBS News poll if she thought Congress should raise the debt ceiling, she, along with 69 percent of respondents, said “No.”
Now, amid fears of a looming crisis, she isn’t so sure.