How lawmakers are reacting to Secretary Yellen's debt ceiling warning

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the U.S. will hit its debt limit of $31.4 trillion Thursday. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane joins the show to discuss what's being said on Capitol Hill about the looming debt ceiling crisis.
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[@Agent-cu5pv]

Stop all payments to politicians, judges, governors, mayors, council members.

[@criscross7362]

That is a drop in the bucket.

[@nateh3441]

How about we STOP spending money we don't have?

[@craigcolbourn8351]

Absolutely 👍🏻👍🏻

[@carianin5293]

How about they stop stealing taxpayer money to fund themselves.

[@nateh3441]

@@carianin5293 That too!

[@x-men69-96]

Stop paying the lawmakers until they get things done.

[@victordasilva2120]

Take money away from Congress and lawmakers cut there check

[@richardc9634]

Stop Ukraine spending , we already gave them too much .

[@williampankratz600]

31 TRILLION is an absolutely ridiculous amount of money ,,, 31 TRILLION seconds in time is over ---ONE Billion--- years for an aspect of the size of the amount

[@Jojo-oj1uz]

Step down if Yellen can not resolve financial issue instead of begging China for help. Disgraceful act!

[@robertbolton9450]

Goverment bad on tips bad on goverment treasury securities.

[@mizukienriquez3197]

How much was spent on international wars?

[@frankbruno3242]

Nothing but drama

[@lesahill8471]

She’s defaulting on the loan, is this pre-foreclosure?

[@mikekokoski5881]

Maybe if the government would work together instead of telling the public "I am the president who will unite the government" and then turn around and say "there is no way we will negotiate with the other side, and if they pass something (in a whisper) I'll veto it"

[@wheelitzr2]

Didn't trump have the opportunity and people to be able to fix this issue? So then why is it not fixed for the future presidents?

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[@yvonneplant9434]

We've had this situation before as Lew describes in the video.

[@yvonneplant9434]

Biden has accepted that some congressional Republicans can't be worked with. He probably thought he could in 2021 but now he knows he can't. It's a mess, I grant you that.

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@@yeshwanbhugwan9921 That's not going to happen.

[@gian19791]

Raising debt limit because of the national debt this is tragic 😮😢

[@makeracistsafraidagain]

And how it’s always done.

[@dand4075]

So just raise the ceiling. What's the problem?

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By now my car is pregnant by international captors in the USA

[@craigcolbourn8351]

“He who is quick to borrow is slow to pay”

[@michaelwinkelman7165]

Doesn't debt limit mean we reached our debt limit ?? Just sayin

[@makeracistsafraidagain]

It never has before.

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@@makeracistsafraidagain That's the problem with that toilet called D.C

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The Drama..it's intense

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Siri direct me to get rid of Special Olympics really no we can’t do that we need that

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Yellen can do jujitsu till about June maybe later.

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"I did that!" -Joe Biden

[@shellysmith1037]

Democrats were like drunken sailors the last couple years, so now the tough decisions need made.

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The US will face financial difficulty for the coming year. For a country with $31.3 trillion of debt, the US chooses to ignore America’s growing spending and fiscal problems. To pay for a deficit, the federal government borrows money by selling Treasury bonds, bills, and other securities. The national debt is the accumulation of this borrowing along with associated interest owed to the investors who purchased these securities. As the federal government experiences reoccurring deficits, which are common, the national debt grows.

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The seven deadly sins uncertinly.

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Kevin Mccarthy must act now

[@ZachBPresentz]

thats all he does is _act._ And hes a terrible actor, at that.

[@victoriawright7395]

He better keep Santos for vote

[@tdp73]

Social Security is my only income. If those checks don't go out until June, I will probably lose my home. They say this every time. Why do they put people through this?

[@rtquest22]

So you'd prefer increasing the debt and pass it further to the next generation in a worst possible way?

[@victordasilva2120]

Get rid of Kevin McCarthy and Mitch

[@victordasilva2120]

A lot elderly people count on social security to pay rent and gas electric everything food

[@robertbolton9450]

The seven deadly sins.

[@taubevictor8989]

Reverse all thr tax cuts from the top and tax capital gains Done

[@spankyssurprise1361]

Capital gains is a bs tax. That's money that's been taxed a million times already.

[@taubevictor8989]

@@spankyssurprise1361 Not enough

[@shellysmith1037]

nope, do the math. If you took 100% of the income from the top 1% you no longer can meet the deficit.

[@jimbridges8306]

The "old debt ceiling" topic again A? Well,,,,, if I were to guess, I would guess, they'll just,,, well they will just print off some more funny money and continue to raise the debt to the stratosphere.

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Geneis 4 verse 7

[@edwindelgado8775]

We can borrow from the Republican party there all millionaires and cut Congress's pay to $13.000 a yr😄

[@ministeriobibliahabla217]

How about not sending more money to Ucraine señor Edwin

[@wobblysausage8472]

Minimum wage seems fair, oh and no more gifts from lobbyists

[@makeracistsafraidagain]

Audit the taxes of every Republican. That will pay off the national debt.

[@spankyssurprise1361]

Lol...both sides magically become millionaires on 175,000 a year. Stop simping for corrupt politicians on both sides of the aisle.

[@victoriawright7395]

Not borrow from take their pay if over 13000.

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USA! USA!

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The circus continues🤡🤡

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