Millions of seniors on Social Security are at risk of losing benefits this summer if the GOP doesn’t raise the debt ceiling

Millions of seniors on Social Security are at risk of losing benefits this summer if the GOP doesn’t raise the debt ceiling

As Insider previously reported, Biden could get around Congress through a process known as minting the coin, in which Biden could deposit a $1 trillion platinum coin in the Federal Reserve thanks to a loophole in the types of coins the Treasury can mint. But Yellen has dismissed that idea on numerous occasions and remains committed to Congress lifting the debt limit once again.