Rep. Cole Column: Unsustainable Debt
February 15, 2022
February 15, 2022
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following weekly column on Feb. 14, 2022:
Earlier this month, the U.S. national debt alarmingly surpassed $30 trillion, which means it effectively doubled in just a decade. While there is no easy or immediate solution for tackling the problem of our massive debt, the monstrous size of and rate at which it continues to grow should concern us all and spur on congressional leaders and the president to responsibly address it.< . . .
Earlier this month, the U.S. national debt alarmingly surpassed $30 trillion, which means it effectively doubled in just a decade. While there is no easy or immediate solution for tackling the problem of our massive debt, the monstrous size of and rate at which it continues to grow should concern us all and spur on congressional leaders and the president to responsibly address it.< . . .