12 Feb 2019

US Debt Tops $22 Trillion for First Time

By Patrick Newton

WASHINGTON DC (February 12, 2019) — The US Treasury confirmed today that the gross US national debt topped $22 trillion for the first time in history yesterday, February 11, 2019. Figures published daily by the government show the gross debt at $22.013 trillion.   The following is a statement from the Campaign to Fix the Debt Co-Chairs Judd Gregg and Edward Rendell:

05 Apr 2017

Fund the Government Before Shutdown – Without Gimmicks

By Patrick Newton
The government is currently being funded by a continuing resolution that expires on April 28, 2017. The following is a statement from Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget:
This month Congress faces a statutory deadline to fund the government or else risk a costly and unnecessary government shutdown.

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