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To: TobagoJack who wrote (33948)	5/19/2003 11:25:16 AM
From: Joe S Pack	Respond to of 74559

They are retooling the printing press to make it faster than the current rate of production. This is what that crook AG called "productivity increase". biz.yahoo.com Reuters Treasury Takes Actions to Avoid Debt Cap Monday May 19, 10:17 am ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury on Monday announced more steps to avoid piercing the federal government's $6.4 trillion debt cap, further upping the pressure on Congress to approve a large hike in the debt limit. In a letter to House of Representatives Speaker Dennis Hastert, Treasury Secretary John Snow said he was further extending a "debt issuance suspension" period to Dec. 19 from the previous July 11 deadline. This move will free up room of about $20 billion beneath the limit and give the government enough cash to operate "until on or about May 28," according to the letter. That should likely allow Treasury to resume short-term bill auctions scheduled for Monday and Tuesday. The usual announcement of Monday's auction details was postponed on Thursday because of the debt limit issue. The House has passed a $984 billion hike in the debt limit as part of a budget package but the Senate has yet to act. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, a Tennessee Republican, said he expected the Senate to take up the issue this week.