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U.S. May Hit Debt Limit In August

June 24, 2021 at 7:31 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the U.S. could run out of room to keep paying the government’s bills some time during Congress’s August recess unless lawmakers raise or suspend the federal borrowing limit before then, the Wall Street Journal reports.

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