3 in 4 Americans Worry Debt-Ceiling Default Could Hurt Them: Reuters/Ipsos Poll

3 in 4 Americans Worry Debt-Ceiling Default Could Hurt Them: Reuters/Ipsos Poll
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), and President Joe Biden meet with other lawmakers in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on May 9, 2023. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
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WASHINGTON—Americans are worried about the prospect of the U.S. government defaulting if Congress fails to raise the debt ceiling, but are divided over the action to be taken, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll completed on Monday.

The polls show neither Democratic President Joe Biden nor congressional Republicans hold a clear advantage in public opinion as they continue their discussions to resolve a months-long standoff over the nation’s $31.4 trillion debt limit.