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US Public Debt Climbs Above $40 Trillion for the First Time

Total US public debt stood at $40.05 trillion as of the close of business Tuesday, a Treasury Department release on Wednesday showed, surging by a third in less than five years. Tyler Kendall reports on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)

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