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The White House today called on the US Congress to increase the country's debt ceiling and warned that it has no intention of negotiating with the Republican majority in the House of Representatives to achieve the organization of a vote on this issue, BTA reported.

"We will not negotiate," White House spokeswoman Karin Jean-Pierre said after US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned that the US would reach the legal debt limit on January 19.

The US national debt is now over $31 trillion

Congressmen from both parties usually cooperate on the issue and should, the spokeswoman said, adding that the issue of raising the debt ceiling should not be politicized.

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