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.
- Republicans have frequently pointed to federal spending and entitlement programs as the main drivers, while Democrats have emphasized...
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- 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...
Sources: The Hill