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Slow Walking Toward a Debt Deal

Slow Walking Toward a Debt Deal

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The US Senate is now becoming involved in dealings over the federal debt ceiling.
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned the country could face default if the debt ceiling isn’t raised by June first.

South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says they are starting with the debt resolution passed by the House….

Rounds says the President and Senate democrats have to make a response….

Rounds says the President needs to make the next move….

The White House announced the President will meet with members of the House and Senate next Tuesday to talk about the debt ceiling proposal. The debt is now at just over thirty-one trillion dollars.

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