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Janet Yellen: “There will be hard choices to make about what bills go unpaid.”

On the recordMay 20, 2023
There will be hard choices to make about what bills go unpaid.
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Janet Yellen
Democratic · California

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Yellen warns that if the debt ceiling isn't raised, there will be difficult decisions regarding unpaid bills.

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