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What hitting the debt limit means for American households

The U.S. hit its $31.4 trillion debt ceiling Thursday, prompting the Treasury Department to enact "extraordinary measures" to delay a default. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports from Capitol Hill, and CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger discusses what this could mean for the U.S. economy.
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