US Debt Surpasses $23 trillion for First Time
THE HILL, BY NIV ELIS – 11/01/19 04:36 PM EDT The federal government’s outstanding public debt has surpassed $23 trillion for the first time in history, according to data from the Treasury Department released on Friday. Growing budget deficits have added to the nation’s debt at a speedy rate since President Trump took office. The debt has grown some 16 percent since […]