Yellen’s Treasury Dept. halts two federal retirement funds after government hits debt limit

The Treasury Department is halting investments into two federal retirement funds – the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund and the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund – after the U.S. hit its debt ceiling, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a letter to U.S. lawmakers on Thursday.

In her letter, Yellen said she had previously written the week before that the government was expected to hit the debt limit on Jan. 19. As a result, the department was taking “extraordinary measures.” Part of these measures involve two federal retirement funds. The Treasury Department cannot fully invest money earmarked for the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, outside of what beneficiaries must be paid immediately, Yellen wrote. Future investments will be suspended until June 5 during a “debt issuance suspension period,” during which point the department will also “redeem a portion of the investments,” she wrote.

“As I stated in my January 13 letter, the period of time that extraordinary measures may last is subject to considerable uncertainty, including the challenges of forecasting the payments and receipts of the U.S. Government months into the future,” she wrote. “I respectfully urge Congress to act promptly to protect the full faith and credit of the United States.”

And here comes the Biden spending pain.. enjoy America 🇺🇸 you voted for this…

Nice...boy am I glad I'm not relying on the government for my retirement, I can't even imagine how those retirees that put their whole lives into this country getting the short end of things

More details please. What do these funds cover?

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