VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-10-15
“grow our way out”
Scott Bessent · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-15
Bessent told CNBC in August that the U.S. could grow its way out of a rising debt-to-GDP ratio after government debt surpassed $40 trillion.
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