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Gary Peters: “More than $28 trillion has been added to the debt in just 17…”

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Gary Peters Warns About Rising U.S. National Debt, Calls for Urgent Action

Published April 27, 2026 | Video Starts at 01:05

For context, when I first came here to Congress in 2009, the national debt stood at $10.6 trillion. That means More than $28 trillion has been added to the debt in just 17 years. This illustrates what economists have warned about for years. The national debt is growing at an exponential rate and it's past time to stop the bleeding. (01:05–01:12)

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