Puerto Rico To Default On Debt Payment Monday

Puerto Rico’s Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla says that his government will not be able to make the more than $400 million in bond payments that are due today. The country is in the midst of a financial crisis and Congress is weighing whether to intervene. Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson talks with Jill Schlesinger of CBS News about whether the crisis could impact the U.S.

Guest

• Jill Schlesinger, business analyst with CBS News and host of “Jill on Money.” She tweets @jillonmoney.

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