Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday again warned lawmakers that the nation was close to exhausting its federal borrowing capabilities – now set for Oct. 18 – and urged Congress to act in order to avert “serious harm” to the economy.
Yellen warns lawmakers U.S. Treasury to hit debt limit Oct. 18






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