THE U.S. GOVERNMENT IS SET TO BORROW NEARLY $1 TRILLION THIS YEAR, NEARLY DOUBLE LAST YEAR'S AMOUNT By Heather Long, February 3 at 7:00 AM
The Treasury Department attributed the increase to the “fiscal outlook.” The Congressional Budget Office was more blunt: Tax receipts are going to be lower because of the new tax law. -WASH POST, February 2,2018