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<p><span>U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen and White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Acting Director Shalanda D. Young today released the final budget results for fiscal year (FY) 2021. The deficit in FY 2021 was $360 billion less than in the prior fiscal year, reflecting an improved economy due in part to the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) and COVID-19 vaccination rollout. The 2021 deficit was $897 billion less than forecast in the President&rsquo;s 2022 Budget and $342 billion less than estimated in the 2022 Mid-Session Review.&nbsp;</s...

But details matter. so number one, these are sanctions that were described in the official treasury statement as a pattern of malign global activity by russia. it is not just the hacking and attempted murderer of skripal in the u.k. or ukraine, it is everything rolled together. and then it is a list of individuals that is quite diverse. so you have categories of people, one or two, three or four picked from each category which tells me -- you have the security services, you have the head of putin's guard, you have the head of gas prom, putin's former son-in-law and russian oligarchs that made ...

>> so imagimatthew, the new sans will block access to russia and control assets under u.s. jurisdiction and prohibit americans from doing business with them. how serious of a move is this? >> well, i think it is very significant, don. but details matter. so number one, these are sanctions that were described in the official treasury statement as a pattern of malign global activity by russia. it is not just the hacking and attempted murderer of skripal in the u.k. or ukraine, it is everything rolled together. and then it is a list of individuals that is quite diverse. so you have categories of ...

>> another choice selection from north korea's choice, retarhetorical language coming from the north. i looked back at the department of treasury statement when they announced these sanctions and the u.s. using very strong language with north korea as well saying we're holding north korea accountable for its destabilizeing and destructive actions. clearly, the u.s. doubling down on its certainty that north korea was behind the sony hack. >> what is the u.s. trying to specifically accomplish with these sanctions? >> they're trying to strike this delicate balance of achieving a proportional resp...

Says she wants her fans to plant them to spread the light. >> it is a rapid ride. we are learning that students loan debt has increased astounding 463 percent during the current administration. diane macedo joins us with more on that. >> the financial services monthly treasury statement shows student loans that stands at $675 billion. that is compared to just under 120 billion in january of 2009 when the president took office and just under 180 billion in july of 2010 when the healthcare education reconciliation act gave the government complete control over federal education loans. since then ...