U.S. Treasury Sec. Yellen says there is an 'enormous amount at stake' after the Senate approved only a short-term extension of the debt ceiling, setting up another potential default in December if Congress is unable to make another deal.
Yellen laid out the potential consequences of the debt ceiling not being raised. 50 million Americans receiving social security payments would be put at risk, troops wouldn't know when or if they would be paid and payments for the child tax credit, which 30 million families receive, would be in jeopardy.
The Senate vote on the agreement needed 60 votes, meaning ten Republican votes were needed to bypass the GOP filibuster to make it to the simple-majority final passage vote. While those ten votes were secured, no Republicans joined Democrats in the final vote on the bill's passage, signaling another battle is likely to happen later this year.
"Your lieutenants on Capitol Hill now have the time they claimed they lacked to address the debt ceiling through standalone reconciliation, and all the tools to do it. They cannot invent another crisis and ask for my help," said McConnell. Yellen was asked directly what the consequences would be if McConnell keeps his word, she responded:"Well, it's absolutely imperative that we raise the debt ceiling, that's necessary not to fund any new spending programs, but to pay the bills that result from Congress's asked decisions."
After passing the House, the bill would then head to Biden, who is expected to sign it. The Senate is on a
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