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Axios
The debt ceiling fight
12 minutes Posted Jan 20, 2023 at 10:30 am.
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The United States reached its $31.4 trillion debt ceiling on Thursday and the country is at its credit limit. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen wrote a letter to Congress urging lawmakers to act promptly.

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