FOLLOWING THE MONEY

Congress is writing a budget. But the deficit keeps soaring.

Though new budgets are being debated, few are taking steps to address the trillion-dollar deficits.

House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, right, speaks with Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., the ranking member, during a markup on the Fiscal Year 2027 spending plan, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

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Congress is writing a budget. But the deficit keeps soaring.

Though new budgets are being debated, few are taking steps to address the trillion-dollar deficits.

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