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Congress faces funding deadlines and $40T debt ceiling challenge

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Congress faces significant fiscal challenges following the midterms, including a looming government funding deadline and the need to raise the national debt ceiling. President Trump's administration, now with a Democratic-controlled Congress, must navigate these issues amidst political power struggles. Key deadlines include a temporary funding bill expiration in December and the debt ceiling potentially being reached around October 2027, with the current ceiling at $41.1 trillion. Analysts from Goldman Sachs and PIMCO are monitoring these fiscal hurdles, warning of potential impacts on investor confidence and government response capabilities. AI

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Congress faces funding deadlines and $40T debt ceiling challenge

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Eleanor Pringle ·

    Congress’s first task post-midterms is to figure out how to keep funding America—and that’s before it addresses the $40 trillion national debt

    "Washington should heed the demand of voters to focus on issues impacting their pocketbook while also living up to the responsibility entrusted in elected leaders to be stewards of our nation’s fiscal future."

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