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Late Start for Debt-Limit Talks Amps Up Pressure on Congress

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U.S. Risks Breaching Debt Ceiling in First Two Weeks of June

The government faces a significant risk that it will be unable to pay all of its bills in the first two weeks of June unless the debt ceiling is increased, the Congressional Budget Office said. The government faces a significant risk that it will be unable to pay all of its bills in the first two weeks of June unless the debt ceiling is increased, the Congressional Budget Office said. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the…

What Happens to Social Security Benefits if the U.S. Hits the Debt Limit?

A disruption of benefits would strain the budgets of many of the 66 million Americans who get Social Security. A disruption of benefits would strain the budgets of many of the 66 million Americans who get Social Security. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors.…

Biden, GOP Lawmakers Not Budging as Debt-Ceiling Meeting Convenes

The U.S. could default on obligations as soon as June 1 unless the borrowing limit is raised. The U.S. could default on obligations as soon as June 1 unless the borrowing limit is raised. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If you are the owner of the…

Biden, Lawmakers Look to Break Impasse on Debt Ceiling

Janet Yellen has warned that the U.S. may run out of money to pay bills as early as June 1. Janet Yellen has warned that the U.S. may run out of money to pay bills as early as June 1. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If you are the owner of the content…

Treasury Chief Janet Yellen Says U.S. Risks Default as Soon as June 1 Without Debt Ceiling Increase

WASHINGTON—Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the U.S. government could become unable to pay all of its bills on time as soon as June 1 if Congress doesn’t first raise the debt limit. The new forecast released Monday gives Republicans and Democrats a matter of weeks to reach an agreement on raising the nation’s roughly $31.4 trillion borrowing limit.  WASHINGTON—Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the U.S. government could become unable to pay all of its bills on time as soon as June…

Republicans, Democrats Clash Over Linking Aid for Poor Americans to Work

WASHINGTON—House Republicans are pushing to require more people seeking federal assistance to find jobs, thrusting a long-running debate over aid for poor Americans into the middle of a battle with Democrats over raising the debt limit.  In legislation that passed the House on Wednesday with only GOP support, lawmakers moved to toughen existing work requirements for food and cash assistance, while proposing to add similar conditions to be eligible for Medicaid, a healthcare program for low-income and…

Here’s What Treasury, Fed Might Do in a Debt Ceiling Crisis

U.S. regulators have long insisted that financial institutions have contingency plans for potential crises. A potential crisis now looms: an unprecedented default on Treasury debt. Yet the Biden administration has undermined contingency planning by refusing to say how it would respond. The government spends more than it brings in from tax revenue and must continuously borrow to cover the difference, causing the national debt to rise over time. But Congress sets a statutory ceiling on that debt,…

What Is the Debt Ceiling and How Does It Work?

House Republicans passed a bill proposing to raise the nation’s $31.4 trillion borrowing limit in exchange for deep cuts in government spending. But with President Biden’s reluctance to make cuts, the bill faces an uncertain future in the Democratic-controlled Senate. Congress must raise the debt ceiling before the government runs out of money to pay its bills, which could happen as soon as June. Approaching the ceiling can have consequences. S&P reduced the U.S.’s credit rating when Congress came…

Kevin McCarthy Says House GOP Plans to Vote on Debt Limit, Spending Cuts

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) said House Republicans plan to pass legislation raising the debt ceiling and curbing federal spending in the coming weeks, moving to establish a solidified GOP position in the negotiations with President Biden over the nation’s borrowing limit.  In a speech Monday at the New York Stock Exchange, Mr. McCarthy laid out House Republicans’ demands for agreeing to a debt-limit increase: They want Congress to place limits on federal spending, claw back Covid-19 aid…