U.S. Treasury Secretary Extends Timeline For Potential Debt Default

The transcript discusses the potential for the country to default on its bills around December 15th. Treasury Secretary Yellen urges lawmakers to address the debt limit by either raising or suspending it to prevent the first-ever default. Yellen's revised deadline is 12 days later than the initial December 3rd date she provided to Congress in October.

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