{"id":42182,"date":"2023-01-15T15:51:03","date_gmt":"2023-01-15T15:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/u-s-defaulting-on-national-debt-a-real-threat\/"},"modified":"2023-01-15T15:51:03","modified_gmt":"2023-01-15T15:51:03","slug":"u-s-defaulting-on-national-debt-a-real-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/u-s-defaulting-on-national-debt-a-real-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. defaulting on national debt a &#8220;real threat&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The looming prospect of a <a class=\"gtmContentClick\" data-vars-link-text=\"default on the U.S. national debt\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/01\/11\/congress-debt-ceiling-risks-could-be-real-this-time\" data-vars-content-id=\"c12a2bc8-fccf-496e-be9c-4d8fb1eca650\" data-vars-headline=\"GOP Rep: National debt default a &quot;real threat&quot; that both sides must take seriously\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/01\/11\/congress-debt-ceiling-risks-could-be-real-this-time\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">default on the U.S. national debt<\/a> poses a &#8220;real threat that both sides have to take serious,&#8221; Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) told ABC&#8217;s &#8220;This Week&#8221; Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Driving the news: <\/strong>Treasury Secretary <a class=\"gtmContentClick\" data-vars-link-text=\"Janet Yellen told House Speaker Kevin McCarthy\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/01\/13\/biden-yellen-treasury-debt-ceiling-mccarthy\" data-vars-content-id=\"c12a2bc8-fccf-496e-be9c-4d8fb1eca650\" data-vars-headline=\"GOP Rep: National debt default a &quot;real threat&quot; that both sides must take seriously\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/01\/13\/biden-yellen-treasury-debt-ceiling-mccarthy\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Janet Yellen told House Speaker Kevin McCarthy<\/a> in a <a class=\"gtmContentClick\" data-vars-link-text=\"letter\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/system\/files\/136\/Debt-Limit-Letter-to-Congress-McCarthy-20230113.pdf\" data-vars-content-id=\"c12a2bc8-fccf-496e-be9c-4d8fb1eca650\" data-vars-headline=\"GOP Rep: National debt default a &quot;real threat&quot; that both sides must take seriously\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\" href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/system\/files\/136\/Debt-Limit-Letter-to-Congress-McCarthy-20230113.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter<\/a> Friday that the U.S. was set to reach its debt limit on Jan. 19, at which point the Treasury would begin to take &#8220;extraordinary measures&#8221; to avoid default.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Yellen said the extraordinary measures could last until June. Republicans hope to use debt ceiling negotiations to cut spending.<\/li>\n<li>White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Friday at a <a class=\"gtmContentClick\" data-vars-link-text=\"press briefing\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/press-briefings\/2023\/01\/13\/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-and-senior-advisor-for-public-engagement-keisha-lance-bottoms\/\" data-vars-content-id=\"c12a2bc8-fccf-496e-be9c-4d8fb1eca650\" data-vars-headline=\"GOP Rep: National debt default a &quot;real threat&quot; that both sides must take seriously\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/press-briefings\/2023\/01\/13\/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-and-senior-advisor-for-public-engagement-keisha-lance-bottoms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press briefing<\/a> that the administration would not be &#8220;doing any negotiation over the debt ceiling&#8221; and that &#8220;Congress is going to need to raise the debt limit without conditions.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What they&#8217;re saying: <\/strong>&#8220;The Republicans were largely elected to get control of reckless funding. That&#8217;s the mission that their voters have given them. So, when President Biden says he&#8217;s just going to refuse to negotiate with Republicans on any concessions, I don&#8217;t think that&#8217;s right either,&#8221; Bacon said.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;But on our side, we have\u00a0to realize we control the House\u00a0with a four-seat majority.\u00a0The Senate is run by the\u00a0Democrats with a one-seat\u00a0majority. And the president is obviously from\u00a0the Democrat party. So we can&#8217;t\u00a0get everything we want either,&#8221; he added.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;So I want our side to negotiate\u00a0with the Democrats in good faith\u00a0but President Biden has to also\u00a0negotiate.\u00a0He can&#8217;t say he refuses to\u00a0negotiate.\u00a0That&#8217;s a nonstarter as well.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ad-status=\"AD\" data-ad-type=\"midStoryAd\"\/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Both sides are going to have\u00a0to be willing to work together.\u00a0We have a large group on both\u00a0sides of the aisle that&#8217;s &#8216;my way\u00a0or the highway.&#8217;\u00a0That does not work in our\u00a0country and I encourage\u00a0President Biden to reach out to\u00a0the leadership on the Republican\u00a0side,&#8221; Bacon said.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Go deeper: <\/strong><a class=\"gtmContentClick\" data-vars-link-text=\"Why debt ceiling risks could be real this time\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/01\/11\/congress-debt-ceiling-risks-could-be-real-this-time\" data-vars-content-id=\"c12a2bc8-fccf-496e-be9c-4d8fb1eca650\" data-vars-headline=\"GOP Rep: National debt default a &quot;real threat&quot; that both sides must take seriously\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/01\/11\/congress-debt-ceiling-risks-could-be-real-this-time\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Why debt ceiling risks could be real this time<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/__i\/rss\/rd\/articles\/CBMiR2h0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmF4aW9zLmNvbS8yMDIzLzAxLzE1L25hdGlvbmFsLWRlYnQtZGVmYXVsdC10aHJlYXQtZG9uLWJhY29u0gEA?oc=5\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The looming prospect of a default on the U.S. national debt poses a &#8220;real threat that both sides have to take serious,&#8221; Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) told ABC&#8217;s &#8220;This Week&#8221; Sunday. Driving the news: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in a letter Friday that the U.S. was set to reach its &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42183,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[161],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42182"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42182"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42182\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}