US national debt hits new record, topping $35 trillion

US national debt hits new record, topping  trillion

U.S. national debt hits new record, topping $35 trillion – CBS News

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The U.S. national debt has surpassed $35 trillion for the first time. The financial hole is mounting quicker than most economists had predicted. David Wessel, senior fellow in economic studies at Brookings and director of the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy, joins CBS News to assess the problem.

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