# 'Something Has To Give' on US Fiscal Policy: Patterson

https://mins.news/en/video/28879

- Bloomberg Television, 2026-08-21 21:28 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlKcdl84cbo

> US public debt has topped $40 trillion for the first time, rising by a third in less than five years. Lawmakers continue to shrug off calls to address historically wide fiscal deficits, Rebecca Patterson says.

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