Janet Yellen tells Congress that U.S. could hit debt limit in mid-January

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said her agency will need to start taking "extraordinary measures" or special accounting maneuvers intended to prevent the nation from hitting the debt ceiling by mid-January.

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Treasury secretary warns Congress as US nears its debt limit

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Janet Yellen says Treasury will need to take 'extraordinary measures' to avoid default next month

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Yellen: US will hit debt ceiling in mid- or late-January

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Yellen Issues Debt Limit Warning to Congress

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Janet Yellen tells Congress that U.S. could hit debt limit in mid-January

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Treasury secretary warns Congress as US nears its debt limit

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