Brooke Sample, Columnist

We Need to Get Serious About Debt Reduction

Unless Congress and the Trump administration act now, America is on a fast track to fiscal breakdown.

April 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM UTC

Brooke Sample is an editor for Bloomberg Opinion and member of the editorial board. She was previously an editor at Metal Bulletin, Bauer Media Group and the Virginian-Pilot.

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