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MSNBC American Voices: Combative debt ceiling process in question as deal is reached
“It’s really important to talk about the deal. It’s really important. It will affect the way the federal government does its job over the next two years, but I…
NBC: Debt ceiling news: A deal could come soon, GOP aide says
“Even if one of those proposals was acted upon, it still doesn’t get around the larger psychological effects that would occur in the global financial markets …
CNN: The only solution to the debt limit crisis
“While use of unprecedented workarounds could indeed allow Treasury to continue to spend, such actions would not be without legal uncertainty and would not pre…
The Wall Street Journal: Debt-ceiling standoff could start a recession, but default would be worse
“If no deal is reached and the government can’t pay all its bills for days or weeks, repercussions would be enormous. ’There would be chaos in the global finan…
PBS NewsHour: Economic experts on what could happen if Congress fails to raise debt ceiling
“I asked Wendy Edelberg, former chief economist of the Congressional Budget Office, what are your odds as to whether or not this is resolved before zero hour? …
Wendy Edelberg testifies on how a US default crisis harms American families and businesses
THP Director Wendy Edelberg testified before the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee in a hearing titled “Counting the Costs: How a U.S. Default Crisis Harm…
NPR All Things Considered: ‘Full faith and credit’ means loaning money to U.S. is a safe bet
“Brookings Institution senior economics fellow Wendy Edelberg explains what ‘full faith and credit’ means in relation to the debt ceiling.”
The Indicator from NPR’s Planet Money: Congress could do more to fight inflation
“Wendy Edelberg is the director of The Hamilton Project and a senior fellow in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution. She says just as a fire crew has …
