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Vote yes on 11 to ensure 911 emergency care is there when you or your love one need it. u.s. budget deficit is soaring under president trump, according to the treasury department, the federal budget deficit increased by $113 billion in fiscal year 2018. trumps first full year as president, first fiscal year as president. thats a 17% increase from 2017. its the highest the deficit has been in six years. the deficit now stands at $779 billion, and the deficit, of course, is the difference

Not only will this pay for itself, but it will pay down debt. >> were right there in the sweet spot with economic growth that gives us more revenue. >> its not only revenue neutral to the government but is very likely to be a revenue producer. >> time for money, power politics. today were going to take a closer look at the soaring u.s. deficit falling revenues thanks to gop tax cuts and increased spending pushing the country deeper into debt. the federal deficit increased by $113 billion during ...

A republican problem, its a bipartisan problem, unwillingness to address the real drivers of the debt by doing anything to adjust those programs to the demographics in america in the future. the federal deficit ballooned by 17% to 779 billion in president trumps first full fiscal year in office. and, sam, i will concede, you do need bipartisan support to make cuts to programs that people depend on, or are used to getting. your reaction? >> well, listen, i mean everyone who passed the tax cut pac...

Blaming it on entitlements otherwise known as social security, medicare, medicaid. the three most popular programs which are the reason why most people vote democrat. and i think the republicans are insane to raise these three. when i was in this business, i would have jumped with joy. theyre going after social security? theyre crazy people. lets watch mitch. >> its very disturbing and its driven by the three big entitlement programs that are very popular, social security, medicare, and medicaid...

Come on, dad. this is for me, son? so, you going to help me finish this thing or what? principal. we can help you plan for that. heres the good news. the good news is is that the economy is growing. the bad news is that the federal deficit is also growing, hitting $779 billion in 2018. trump says hell ask each of his secretaries for a 5% reduction in their budgets. >> im having a cabinet meeting

The president is always saying how great the economy is but he never says this. that the u.s. deficit has risen $779 billion in just this past one fiscal year. this is the highest level weve seen in six years. notice the headline from "the new york times" noting how republicans deficit focus, its going the way of the vuvuzela. what is the view sue sauvuzela? its the horn they banned. no conservatives want to talk about fiscal responsibility. why? trump. for those not cowed into quiet, why should...

President trump has actubo y established an incredible feat. senior political analyst john avalon is here to tell us why. >> we will do the math. the good news is the economy is booming, but the bad news is the deficit is booming as well. up 17% to $779 billion this year. those things arent supposed to happen at the same time. when the trump team promised that, despite dire projections, tax cuts would pay for themselves. but lately the trump administration has retreated from that promise because...

During his fairly short period of years, hes doubled our national debt. doubled it. >> so thats the record. its all out in public. republican politicians insisting theyd address this deficit problem if they got power. and heres what happened. new numbers out today show the budget deficit exploding to $779 billion in 2018 under trump. that is a six-year high. what you see on your screen gives lie to every promise you just heard on your screen. so what do they say about it? well, mitch mcconnell w...

Supreme court justice brett kavanagh. the senators husband, their dog and parts of their home were quarantined while the crime lab inspected the premises. while t the fbi and police say the letter does not pose a threat to public safety. collins issued a statement saying we are grateful for the assistance that we received. our friends and neighbors have been incredibly kind and have even offered to open their homes to us. the federal budget deficit swelled to $779 billion in the 2018 fiscal ye...

Owners of the home will be on "new day" later this morning. the federal government is racking up the bills. spending so much more than it takes in. it is running the largest budget deficit in six years. a sign that tax cuts are curbing how much the u.s. collects. into the treasury coffers. the u.s. deficit rose 17% this year to $779 billion. thats the highest since 2012 when the country was spending big to stimulate a struggling economy. 2018 is different. its not struggling. the economy is st...