December 2, 2014

National Debt Hits $18,000,000,000,000

Katie Pavlich

12/2/2014 1:15:00 PM - Katie Pavlich

As lawmakers on Capitol Hill prepare for a budget battle near the end of the lame-duck session, the United States has officially crossed the $18 trillion national debt threshold and there are no plans in the works to stop it from reaching $19 trillion next year.
Under President Obama's tenure, the national debt has increased by 70 percent.