Debt ceiling impasse must be resolved to avoid costly default, experts warn

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A House-passed GOP proposal to cut federal spending in exchange for lifting the nation’s borrowing limit would “meaningfully increase” the likelihood of a recession, an economist testified before a key Senate budget panel on Thursday.

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