Today, thanks in part to the irresponsible, big ugly bill that President Trump and Republicans passed this summer, that number has now ballooned by $2 trillion just in one year. Our debt now sits at $38.4 trillion. To put that number into perspective, When I was sworn into Congress back In January of 2009, the national debt stood at 10 trillion, $10.6 trillion. So that means in 16 years, our national debt has nearly quadrupled. And unfortunately, it's only getting worse. I think I speak for most Americans when I say it's hard to even fathom that amount of money. (01:44–01:55)
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