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Congress shrugs off $22 trillion national debt: ‘I don’t see a lot of appetite for cutting spending’

"I don't see at this point a lot of appetite for cutting spending," said House Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth, Kentucky Democrat. (Associated Press)

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times 1 minute ago

Yes, Congress is aware the national debt recently surpassed $22 trillion for the first time in U.S. history. No, members don’t think they’ll do anything to seriously address it anytime soon.

FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2019, file photo, Calif., Gov. Gavin Newsom receives applause after delivering his first State of the State address to a joint session of the legislature at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. Newsom declared in his first State of the State address last week that he planned to scale back California's high-speed rail project and focus immediately on building 171 miles of track in central California. The Trump administration said Tuesday, Feb. 19, that it plans to cancel $929 million awarded to California's high-speed rail project and wants the state to return an additional $2.5 billion that it has already spent. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Costly California bullet train lacks riders: ‘There is no rational justification for this system’ 16 minutes ago

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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks about his new book, 'Where We Go From Here: Two Years in the Resistance', at a George Washington University/Politics and Prose event in Washington, Nov. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Sen. Bernie Sanders pulls in $6 million over first day of 2020 campaign

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

United States Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan talks to the media at a meeting of ministers of Defense during the International Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Friday, Feb. 15, 2019. (Tobias Hase/dpa via AP) ** FILE **

Patrick Shanahan, Lindsey Graham in heated exchange over Trump Syria withdrawal 23 minutes ago

By Lauren Meier - The Washington Times

Visitors wait to enter the Supreme Court as a winter snowstorm hits the nation's capital making roads perilous and closing most federal offices and all major public school districts, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019. The Supreme Court is ruling unanimously that the Constitution's ban on excessive fines applies to the states. The outcome Wednesday could help an Indiana man recover the $40,000 Land Rover police seized when they arrested him for selling about $400 worth of heroin. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Supreme Court rules states may not impose excessive fines

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

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"I don't see at this point a lot of appetite for cutting spending," said House Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth, Kentucky Democrat. (Associated Press)

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FILE- In this Oct. 5, 2018, file photo Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, talks with reporters after speaking on the Senate floor, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Records show that Collins had the best fundraising quarter of her career after she delivered a pivotal vote that helped seat Brett Kavanaugh on the U.S. Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

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FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2019, file photo, Calif., Gov. Gavin Newsom receives applause after delivering his first State of the State address to a joint session of the legislature at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. Newsom declared in his first State of the State address last week that he planned to scale back California's high-speed rail project and focus immediately on building 171 miles of track in central California. The Trump administration said Tuesday, Feb. 19, that it plans to cancel $929 million awarded to California's high-speed rail project and wants the state to return an additional $2.5 billion that it has already spent. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

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