Senate Democrats hold news conference on the United States debt ceiling, Washington, USA - 02 Feb 2023
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (R) and Democratic Senator from Rhode Island Sheldon Whitehouse (L) participate in a news conference with Senate Democrats regarding raising the US debt ceiling, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, 02 February 2023. The fight over raising the United States debt ceiling looms in Congress, as the US Treasury has already had to take 'extraordinary measures' to continue paying the government's bills. It is expected that by summer 2023 or sooner, funds to repay bond holders and creditors will run out.