National Debt

Make no mistake: The debt ceiling is not merely about past spending. It’s about making room for new wasteful spending.

I refuse to green-light these harmful proposals that unfairly target our energy industry, fuel further inflation, impose crippling tax hikes on American businesses, and burden future generations with unsustainable debt.

I recently delivered remarks on the Senate floor calling out Democrats for using their self-made debt ceiling crisis as a political pawn to avoid taking accountability for more reckless, out of control spending that will...

President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that his Democrats might make an exception to a U.S. Senate rule to allow them to extend the government's borrowing authority without Republican help, which could head off an economically...

Congressional Democrats and the Biden administration have embarked on a massive spending spree, placing the burden of the ensuing inflation crisis on American families and small businesses.

The number one threat facing the nation, our coming debt debacle and no one seems to be talking about it.

It has become popular this political season to call for "Medicare for All", a system of nationalized health care on the Medicare Model. Young Progressives are gaining traction within the Democratic Party with this popular...

Senate leaders announced a bipartisan two-year budget agreement Wednesday that would provide nearly $300 billion in additional funding, a step likely to avert a Friday government shutdown and end a months-long impasse on...

Yesterday, I voted against a deal to raise the debt limit to $19.6 trillion with no ceiling.This budget deal is irresponsible and represents Washington at its worst.It abandons spending caps, increases the nation’s deficit,...