Debt limit will be hit day after Trump’s inauguration

US will hit debt limit on Tuesday, Treasury's Yellen warns in letter. What happens next?
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, in a letter on Friday to congressional leaders, said the Treasury would begin using extraordinary measures Jan. 21.
Federal government to hit $36T debt limit on Tuesday
President-elect Donald Trump will take charge of a federal government that will reach its self-imposed debt limit of $36 trillion dollars a day after he is sworn in on Monday.
US Treasury to launch measures to avoid debt limit breach on Tuesday
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that the government will reach its statutory borrowing limit on Tuesday and begin employing "extraordinary measures" to keep from breaching the cap and risking a potential catastrophic default.
U.S. Starts Maneuvers to Avoid Breaching Debt Limit, Putting Pressure on Congress
WASHINGTON—The U.S. government is now constrained by its statutory debt limit, the Treasury Department said, prompting the start of “extraordinary measures” this Tuesday to keep America’s bills paid and putting pressure on Congress to lift the borrowing cap.
US to hit debt ceiling Tuesday, starting Congress’ countdown clock
The nation will hit its roughly $36 trillion debt limit on Tuesday, when the Treasury Department will start taking extraordinary measures to allow the government to pay its bills, outgoing Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a letter to congressional leaders on Friday.
US Treasury to take 'extraordinary measures' to avoid debt default
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