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Debt ceiling standoff could delay Social Security payments

By Eden Villalovas
Published May 25, 2023 12:48pm ET
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Debt ceiling standoff could delay Social Security payments
Failure to raise the debt ceiling, which now sits at $31 trillion, could put Social Security benefits at high risk. If President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) fail to reach a deal by June 1, all payments administered by the federal government could be stalled, among other consequences of a debt ceiling […]


Failure to raise the debt ceiling, which now sits at $31 trillion, could put Social Security benefits at high risk.

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