Congress’ official budgetary scorekeeper projected Tuesday that the federal government will risk a default on its debt around the end of September if Congress does not raise the debt ceiling before then.
The Congressional Budget Office estimated in a new report that the Treasury Department will run out of options for paying incoming bills without issuing new debt around the end of the federal fiscal year, which is Sept. 30.
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