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HISTORICAL FACTS: Us treasury to take extraordinary measures to avoid debt default - Caught on Camera

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urged Congress to act quickly 'to protect the full faith and credit of the United States' (Credit: AFP)

The US Treasury Department will start taking "extraordinary measures" next week to avoid risking a default on government debt, Secretary Janet Yellen said Friday, days before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.

With the government reaching its borrowing limit, the department would start making the moves on Tuesday, Yellen said in a letter to congressional leaders.

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