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Janet L. Yellen: “The failure to raise the debt ceiling would cause an economic and financial catastrophe.”

On the recordMarch 22, 2023
The failure to raise the debt ceiling would cause an economic and financial catastrophe.
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Janet L. Yellen

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Yellen warns about the severe consequences of not raising the debt ceiling.

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