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Report shows US deficit to exceed $1 trillion next year
Expert: Federal debt on "unsustainable course"
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WASHINGTON — The federal budget deficit is expected to balloon to more than $1 trillion in the next fiscal year under the first projections taking into account the big budget deal that President Donald Trump and Congress reached this summer, the Congressional Budget Office reported.
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