VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-19
“For perspective, it took nearly 200 years for America’s gross debt to reach $1 trillion for the first time in 1981,”
Maya MacGuineas · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
MacGuineas commented on the milestone of US debt reaching $40tn in a statement.
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