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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned congressional leaders Friday that the federal government will hit its debt limit as early as Jan. 14 unless Congress takes action or her department ...

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen issued a stark warning about the economy and delivered a veiled endorsement with just over forty days to go before the presidential election.

The United States Department of the Treasury, which the Secretary oversees, performs many important functions, including paying the nation's bills, printing money, and collecting taxes.

Yellen told Congress her agency will need to start taking "extraordinary measures," or special accounting maneuvers intended to prevent the nation from hitting the debt ceiling, as early as Jan. 14.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury is responsible for all matters relating to fiscal policy in the United States. The current Treasury Secretary is Janet Yellen, former chair of the Federal Reserve.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said her department will soon need to take "extraordinary measures" to prevent the US from defaulting on its debt.

As a result, "Treasury does not expect that it will be necessary to start taking extraordinary measures on January 2 to prevent the United States from defaulting on its obligations," she said.