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Congress Will Have to Act to Address $40T US Debt, Says Fmr. Rep. Kevin Brady

Bloomberg Markets·August 25, 2026·1 min read

Former Republican Congressman Kevin Brady said the U.S. is failing to restrain spending despite record revenues, and Congress will have to act to address the $40 trillion national debt. Brady said lawmakers must look at programs like Social Security and Medicaid that are moving towards insolvency issues. His comments came in a Bloomberg interview.

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