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Janet Yellen: “If Congress doesn’t raise what’s called the debt ceiling by October 18th, it could trigger a recession.”

On the recordOctober 5, 2021
If Congress doesn’t raise what’s called the debt ceiling by October 18th, it could trigger a recession.
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Janet Yellen
Democratic · California
Source
msnbc.com

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Janet Yellen warns about the economic consequences of not raising the debt ceiling.

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