Tuesday, the Treasury Department released data that revealed the national debt surpassed $31 trillion for the first time in American history. “In the Alabama delegation you’ve got three to count on,” said Brooks, who lost the GOP runoff for Senate to Katie Britt, a former Shelby aide. And the person who is more responsible for our deficit and debt than anyone else in the United States is probably Richard Shelby from the state of Alabama. “[I]f you look at our Republicans,” he said, “there are maybe 10, 20, 30, 40 Republicans that are seriously concerned about the national deficit and debt and are willing to take the heat to do something about it. “This deficit and debt is a huge factor amongst those myriad of factors that are out there,” he said.

Source: Forbes October 06, 2022 19:42 UTC