Treasury began using ‘extraordinary measures’ Thursday as debt limit reached, Yellen says

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen confirmed to top U.S. lawmakers in a letter that her department began to use “extraordinary measures” on Thursday due to the federal government hitting its ceiling for borrowing. She had indicated last week that such a move was coming.

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