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What will happen once the debt ceiling deal is passed?

by Sabri Ben-Achour

Jun 1, 2023

How will the Treasury act to make up for lost time?

After hitting the debt ceiling and taking extraordinary measures, "the Treasury Department has to replenish their checking account, basically," said George Mateyo Key Private Bank.

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National Debt

The messy money reality at the center of the debt ceiling fight

by Kai Ryssdal , Richard Cunningham and Maria Hollenhorst

May 22, 2023

Raising the federal government’s borrowing limit isn’t about spending. It’s about how money works.

Unless the White House and Congressional leaders can make a deal to lift or suspend the debt limit, the U.S. could default on its debts as soon as June 1.

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