This via the Wall Street Journal, saying that after the Congress' August recess Republicans return in September to "just 12 working days to avert another big problem."
- In a letter to lawmakers Friday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the federal borrowing limit, or debt ceiling, needed to be raised by September 29
- Or the government risked running out of money to pay its bills
- The Treasury Department has been employing cash-conservation measures since March
- Those measures are expected to run out in early to mid-October
Here is the article for much more: Next Up for GOP Congress: Raising the Debt Ceiling
