GOP, Democrats lament $40 trillion debt as Congress struggles to act
Lawmakers are sounding the alarm over the nation’s $40 trillion debt, lamenting Congress’s inability to meaningfully confront a problem that has grown increasingly difficult to ignore. Both parties have spent years trying to tackle the rising debt.
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- Fact 1: Lawmakers are sounding the alarm over the nation’s $40 trillion debt, lamenting Congress’s inability to meaningfully confront a problem that has grown increasingly difficult to ignore.
Lawmakers are sounding the alarm over the nation’s $40 trillion debt, lamenting Congress’s inability to meaningfully confront a problem that has grown increasingly difficult to ignore. Both parties have spent years trying to tackle the rising debt.
Republicans have frequently pointed to federal spending and entitlement programs as the main drivers, while Democrats have emphasized…
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Original source: The Hill
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