Treasury Secretary Jack Lew toured the interview shows Sunday to warn that Congress is "playing with fire" in opposing an increase to the debt ceiling.
Lew again warned that Oct. 17 -- a week from Thursday -- is the day the government hits the $16.7 trillion debt ceiling, and loses the legal borrowing authority to pay existing bills.
"I'm telling you that on the 17th, we run out of our ability to borrow," Lew said.
Lew again warned that Oct. 17 -- a week from Thursday -- is the day the government hits the $16.7 trillion debt ceiling, and loses the legal borrowing authority to pay existing bills.
"I'm telling you that on the 17th, we run out of our ability to borrow," Lew said.