Budget Committee to weigh fiscal commission to wrangle $40 trillion debt

EXCLUSIVE — House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) said a full committee hearing will be held this month in Texas to discuss a bipartisan fiscal commission, as legislators reckon with the national debt eclipsing $40 trillion.

Budget Committee to weigh fiscal commission to wrangle $40 trillion debt

TL;DR

  • A full committee hearing will be held in Texas this month.
  • The hearing will focus on discussing a bipartisan fiscal commission.
  • The national debt has exceeded $40 trillion.
  • House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) announced the hearing.