Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew delivers keynote remarks and answers questions during an event about the federal debt limit at the Bipartisan Policy Center February 3, 2014 in Washington, DC. Lew urged the Congress to raise the debt limit, saying that the Treasury will have to use special steps to continue selling debt if the ceiling is not raised by February 7.
{"Image ImageDescription": "WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 03:  Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew delivers keynote remarks and answers questions during an event about the federal debt limit at the Bipartisan Policy Center February 3, 2014 in Washington, DC. Lew urged the Congress to raise the debt limit, saying that the Treasury will have to use special steps to continue selling debt if the ceiling is not raised by February 7.  (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2014 Getty Images"}