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.
U.S. May Hit Debt Limit In August
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