Debt Limit Deal Will Fund Federal Government Through Dec. 3: Treasury Secretary

Debt Limit Deal Will Fund Federal Government Through Dec. 3: Treasury Secretary
U.S. Treasury secretary Janet Yellen in Washington DC on Sept. 30, 2021. Al Drago-Pool/Getty Images
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Oct. 18 said the signing of the debt limit increase into law last week will ensure the funding of the federal government through Dec. 3.

In a letter (pdf) addressed to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Yellen said the debt-limit raise “provides only a temporary reprieve.”