The nation’s gross national debt has surpassed $31 trillion, according to a U.S. Treasury report released Tuesday
President Joe Biden listens to doctors speak during a meeting of the reproductive rights task force in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. WASHINGTON — — The nation's gross national debt has surpassed $31 trillion, according to a U.S. TreasuryEdging closer to the statutory ceiling of roughly $31.4 trillion — an artificial cap Congress placed on the U.S.
“I think the point here is if you weren't worried before about the debt before, you should be — and if you were worried before, you should be even more worried," Zidar said., warning in its 30-year outlook that, if unaddressed, the debt will soon spiral upward to new highs that could ultimately imperil the U.S. economy.
Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget said in an emailed statement Tuesday, “This is a new record no one should be proud of.”
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