$31 Trillion Debt Ceiling - WSJ

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Janet Yellen said hitting the debt ceiling would be a “self-imposed calamity.” As the U.S. nears the debt ceiling, the Treasury Department has begun deploying so-called extraordinary measures.

WSJ’s Jon Hilsenrath explains what those measures are and how they help the country avoid a debt disaster.

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