For more on this event, visit: https://bit.ly/3A4OaK9 For more on the Global Economic Challenges Network, visit: https://global.georgetown.edu/topics/global-economic-challenges-network For GEC Network's YouTube Playlist: https://bit.ly/38o39CO October 1, 2021 | U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has notified Congress that the Treasury will soon exhaust its cash on hand and extraordinary measures to operate under the debt ceiling. This means that if action is not taken on the debt limit, the Treasury will be unable to meet its financial obligations by mid-October, according to the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC). In this online webinar Shai Akabas, the director of economic policy for the BPC, will discuss why federal policymakers need to act in the coming weeks if they intend to ensure that all obligations of the U.S. government are paid in full and on time. Brian Madigan will moderate the conversation.