The Impending Debt Ceiling Crisis: Tough Decisions Ahead.
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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned that "hard choices" will need to be made about which bills will go unpaid if the debt ceiling is not raised, which could cause widespread "economic chaos." President Joe Biden has called on Republicans to move from their extreme position, but House Republicans have said they will not lift the limit if Biden and lawmakers do not agree to future spending cuts. Yellen has warned that a default could lead to an economic downturn as bad as the Great Recession, with 8 million Americans losing their jobs and the stock market's value falling by about 45%.
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