During remarks at the Wall Street Journal's CEO Council Summit, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she thinks "the deficit needs to be brought down."

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Treasury Sec. Janet Yellen, who will leave office next month, discussed the deficit at the Wall Street Journal's CEO Council Summit, noting that she's "concerned about fiscal sustainability."

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is concerned about the nation’s “fiscal sustainability” this week and said she’s “sorry” that “more progress” wasn’t achieved during the Biden administration. Yellen made the comment during a discussion held by The Wall Street Journal’s CEO Summit on Tuesday.