Our Unsustainable Debt
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America’s national debt is now over $38 trillion. That’s more than $111,000 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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WASHINGTON — (June 3, 2026) — Concord Action today hosted its first-ever National Volunteer Debt Summit in Washington, D.C., bringing together dozens of grassroots fiscal watchdogs for meetings with key members of Congress and budget experts. The event kicked off with a robust bipartisan discussion with three members of Congress — U.S. Reps. Bill Huizenga (R-Mich.), Scott Peters (D-Calif.), and Lloyd Smucker (R-Penn.) Concord Action’s Executive Director Dr. Carolyn Bourdeaux moderated the discussion. Concord’s citizen leaders also heard…
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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.
