American Action Forum Issues Commentary: Interest Payments on the National Debt - the Near- and Long-term Outlook
March 25, 2026
March 25, 2026
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on March 24, 2026, by Fiscal Policy Director Jordan Haring:
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Interest Payments on the National Debt: the Near- and Long-term Outlook
Executive Summary
* One key consequence of a high and rising national debt is an increase in the interest payments to service it; the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects that interest payments will grow from $1.0 trillion . . .
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Interest Payments on the National Debt: the Near- and Long-term Outlook
Executive Summary
* One key consequence of a high and rising national debt is an increase in the interest payments to service it; the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects that interest payments will grow from $1.0 trillion . . .