From deeper into the Epoch Times article:
"Yellen clarified that congressional action to increase the debt limit does not authorize additional spending, rather it “simply allows Treasury to pay previously enacted expenditures.”
If Congress is unable to increase the debt limit, the Treasury would be forced to try to suspend certain payments such as to Social Security beneficiaries, government employees, or service members in order to save cash."
Well, looky here.
If you don't give us what we want, we're going to take away the ol' folks Social Security.
And what's the old familiar refrain the demo-communists ALWAYS wail about what the Republicans will do to Social Security if they're elected...?