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Bessent backs 3% deficit goal despite 5% budget forecasts

Indiana Statesman | Indiana State University

Jun 8, 2026

(The Center Square) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent pledged in two congressional hearings to cut the federal deficit to 3% of GDP, a target the government's own budget pro…

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