耶倫就債務上限問題再度發出警告
美國財政部長耶倫在七國集團(G7)會議前的新聞發佈會上發出警告,稱如果不能避免迫在眉睫的聯邦政府違約,將削弱美國政府提供國際領導力和捍衛美國國家安全的能力。
長期以來,耶倫一直警告稱,債務違約可能會導致“經濟和金融災難”。而在週四,耶倫將在日本出席G7財政會議,並再次提及這一棘手的問題。
耶倫在新聞發佈會上表示,違約“將引發全球經濟衰退”,“還有可能破壞美國在全球經濟中的領導地位,並對我們捍衛國家安全利益的能力提出質疑”。
本週早些時候,美國總統拜登和共和黨議員曾在華盛頓舉行會議討論債務上限問題,但最終並沒有取得任何進展。雙方同意讓他們的工作人員本週會面,拜登和國會高層週五將再次會面以繼續討論。
在被記者問及是否有長期解決反覆出現的債務上限問題時,耶倫表示,美國立法機構最好永久廢除獨立於自己的預算決定的政府借款上限。
“我個人認爲,我們應該找到一個不同的體系來決定財政政策,”她表示,“國會可以廢除債務上限,或者以不同的方式處理。”
她表示,議員們也可以決定保留這一上限,但圍繞這一上限的規則——如基本上需要國會的絕對多數才能阻止總統單方面提高上限,需要得到改變。
拜登和國會共和黨人在提高31.4萬億美元的債務上限問題上之所以僵持不下,是因爲共和黨領導人要求在批準提高上限之前承諾未來削減開支,但拜登堅持“無條件”地提高上限,拒絕將預算和債務談判聯繫起來。
今年1月,美國政府已經達到了法定借款上限,但此後財政部一直在使用特殊會計措施來提供現金。耶倫告訴國會,這些措施最早可能在6月1日到期,這將危及美國債券投資者、福利受益人和聯邦承包商等支付的款項。
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