Swampers Moan About The $40 Trillion Debt They Helped Create

Members of Congress bemoaned the $40 trillion national debt Thursday that they helped create.

Republicans and Democrats pointed fingers at each other after the debt surpassed $40 trillion. They all voted for legislation that contributed to the debt, including the One Big, Beautiful Bill (OBBB) and the Inflation Reduction Act.

Democratic Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly blamed President Donald Trump for raising the debt. During former President Joe Biden’s administration, Kelly voted for the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan and the Inflation Reduction Act, which cost roughly $370 billion over 10 years.

“The President said he’d pay off the debt in his first term. Well we all knew that was a lie. Instead he ran it up to $40 trillion while he and his family made billions,” Kelly said.

Republican Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley blamed socialist policies for the current debt.

“U.S debt hit $40T,” Grassley said on X. “It’s a wake up call America Voters 40 trillion reasons reject unaffordable socialist policies. American prosperity REQUIRES fiscal discipline.”

Republican Florida Sen. Rick Scott called on Congress to “get spending under control” by balancing the budget.

“Our national debt just hit 40 TRILLION DOLLARS! This is bad. Congress needs to get spending under control and BALANCE THE BUDGET. Americans deserve better,” Scott said on X.

Republican Utah Sen. John Curtis said Congress needed to “rally behind solution” and stop adding to the debt, which he warned would leave future generations footing the bill.

“Our reckless spending problem in Washington is immoral—it unfairly leaves our children and grandchildren to foot the bill—but it also is making our economic stability extremely fragile,” Curtis said. “The more we add to our debt, the greater the threat of disaster in the event of an economic shock. We should all be alarmed. Congress needs to rally behind solutions to get our fiscal house in order. A good start is our Fiscal Commission Act.”