Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday sidestepped a question about how the department would pick and choose which of the country's bills would go unpaid if the U.S. defaults on its debt.
Yellen confirmed on NBC's "Meet the Press" that some bills will go unpaid if the debt ceiling isn't raised as soon as June 1, calling the limit a constraint on the country's ability to pay its debts. |
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday called the debt ceiling a "constraint" on the nation's ability to pay its bills. |
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"I'm extremely worried about where we are now. I think the markets are going to get shaky," Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said on ABC's "This Week." "I think we need to move to Plan B, which is what's called the discharge petition in the House." |
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Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-Texas), the House Budget Committee chair, accused President Biden on Sunday of "just making more excuses" not to negotiate a deal on the debt ceiling. |
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Moderate Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.) said on Sunday that he sees "wiggle room" in the proposed June 1 deadline to raise the debt ceiling and prevent default. |
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Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) on Sunday sparred with NBC's Chuck Todd over former President Trump's shifting stance on whether to use the debt ceiling as a "negotiating wedge." |
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National security adviser Jake Sullivan on Sunday said President Biden's move to cut his international trip short to head back to Washington amid debt ceiling negotiations doesn't undermine the nation's strength on the international stage. |
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Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Sunday said he does not believe former President Trump can win another general election as he campaigns for the GOP nomination in 2024. |
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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said on Sunday that special counsel John Durham's long-awaited report on the FBI investigation into former President Trump's ties to Russia is "damning." |
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