On the recordOctober 18, 2021
a default on the U.S. debt would be catastrophic from the standpoint of our credibility
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congress.gova default on the U.S. debt would be catastrophic from the standpoint of our credibility
Yellen warns that defaulting on debt would harm U.S. credibility globally.
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