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MacGuineas Urges Bipartisan Action on Unsustainable U.S. Debt

3/24/2026

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Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, warns the United States is borrowing unsustainably, accumulating tens of billions weekly.
She calls for bipartisan negotiations on deficit reduction strategies.
MacGuineas says the debt is rising faster than the economy, a structural issue requiring urgent policymaker attention and fueling the fiscal-responsibility debate.

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Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, warns the United States is borrowing unsustainably, accumulating tens of billions weekly.
She calls for bipartisan negotiations on deficit reduction strategies.
MacGuineas says the debt is rising faster than the economy, a structural issue requiring urgent policymaker attention and fueling the fiscal-responsibility debate.