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Janet Yellen: “I would plead with Congress simply to protect the full faith and credit of the United States by acting to raise or…”

On the recordJune 22, 2021
I would plead with Congress simply to protect the full faith and credit of the United States by acting to raise or suspend the debt limit as soon as possible.
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Janet Yellen
Democratic · California

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Yellen urges Congress to act quickly to raise the debt limit.

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