Bob Bryan — Congress has 12 working days to avoid an economic disaster — and there's good reason to panic

• Congress has 12 working days to raise the nation's debt ceiling when it returns in September.
• Failure ot raise the debt limit would cause severe economic and political consequences.
• Negotiations have been sluggish, with one Democratic aide saying there are currently "no talks" ongoing.

Tidbit:

"With President Trump, debt ceiling options like the Platinum Coin and the 14th Amendment — while unlikely — are now at least a possibility," said Chris Kruger, an analyst at Cowen Washington Research Group wrote ina recent note to clients.

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Congress has 12 working days to avoid an economic disaster — and there's good reason to panic
Bob Bryan