Our Unsustainable Debt
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America’s national debt is now over $39 trillion. That’s more than $114,000 for every person in America. Learn how we got here and where we are headed if we don’t act now.
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(Arlington Va. - July 8, 2026) - Concord Action hosted an America 250 virtual town hall yesterday featuring Jessica Riedl, Budget and Tax Fellow at the Brookings Institution. The event covered the urgent need to take action on the national debt, which will exceed an unprecedented $40 trillion later this year. The conversation centered around the growth of the U.S. publicly held debt to more than 100% of GDP, the dangers of rapidly rising interest costs, and real solutions that…
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Who We Are
Concord Action
Concord Action is a growing grassroots movement of Americans who care deeply about our economy and fiscal outlook. Our supporters worry that America’s unsustainable national debt is contributing to inflation, driving higher interest rates, threatening our security and creating an unfair burden for our future. We believe we must change course before our country is bankrupt.
Stand with us to demand lawmakers stop adding to our unsustainable debt.
