Yellen says June 1 is ‘hard deadline’ for raising debt ceiling

WASHINGTON -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday said June 1 remains a “hard deadline” for raising the federal debt limit, with the odds quite low that the government will collect enough revenue to bridge to June 15, when more tax receipts are due. Yellen, speaking on NBC’s “Meet the Press” program, said there would be hard … Continue reading Yellen says June 1 is ‘hard deadline’ for raising debt ceiling