Lew Warns Congress of Late-February Debt Deadline

``He urged Congress to raise the limit before Feb. 7. Lew said the bookkeeping maneuvers won't last as long as they did in previous debt-ceiling battles because of the time of year the limit will be reached. In February, the government sends out large amounts of money because of tax refunds it owes taxpayers. He said the maneuvers would probably clear only $200 billion of borrowing room, less than the $330 billion that the bookkeeping steps freed up in 2013, for example''