Debt issue

Debt and fiscal responsibility

The national debt is not a Democrat problem or a Republican problem. It is an American problem, and nothing exposes the failure of the two-party system more clearly than the national debt.

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Fiscal responsibility National unity Responsible governing Truth over theater

“The national debt stands as the clearest verdict on decades of failure by the two-party system.”

— Carlton Bowen

Over $1 trillion in 2026. Just in interest.

CBO projects net interest at $1.039 trillion in 2026, after $970 billion in 2025 - already more than the $893 billion defense budget in 2025.

Source: Congressional Budget Office, The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2026 to 2036, Executive Summary (Feb. 2026), table “The Budget Outlook, by Fiscal Year.”

Why this should stop you cold

Over $1 trillion in 2026. Just in interest.

Washington already spent more on interest than the entire defense budget in 2025, and CBO projects that cost will rise above $1 trillion in 2026.

2026 projected net interestCongressional Budget Office baseline projection

$1.039T

2025 net interestActual fiscal year 2025 outlays

$970B

2025 defense budgetActual fiscal year 2025 defense outlays

$893B

Source: Congressional Budget Office, The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2026 to 2036, Executive Summary (Feb. 2026), table “The Budget Outlook, by Fiscal Year” (2025 net interest: $970 billion; 2025 defense outlays: $893 billion; 2026 projected net interest: $1.039 trillion).

Additional source: Congressional Budget Office, Monthly Budget Review: March 2026 (Apr. 8, 2026), table 3 (net interest on the public debt, October-March FY2026: $529 billion versus $497 billion in FY2025).

You do not need a policy paper to see the danger. In 2025 alone, Washington spent $970 billion just on interest on the national debt - more than the entire defense budget in 2025 - and CBO says that cost will rise above $1 trillion in 2026! That is money gone just to pay for past borrowing. Not to defend the country. Not to meet new threats. Not to leave a stronger nation to the next generation. This is no longer a warning sign. It is the price the country pays when the two-party system puts political warfare ahead of responsible governing and it isn't sustainable.

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Carlton Bowen is the serious representation vote for northern Utah.

What Bowen is saying

“The national debt is not a Democrat problem or a Republican problem. It is an American problem, and nothing exposes the failure of the two-party system more clearly than the national debt.”

— Carlton Bowen on the debt

“When the two-party system fails to govern responsibly, the debt grows, interest costs rise, and American families pay the price.”

— Carlton Bowen on family impact

The point is not to deepen partisan hostility. The point is to tell the truth about a broken political structure and invite Americans into a more serious path forward.

Principles of responsible governing

A serious campaign should be willing to say what the two-party system avoids saying: a country cannot stay strong, free, and self-governing if it treats fiscal discipline as optional.

Tell the truth

Stop pretending that endless borrowing is normal, harmless, or sustainable. Serious representation begins with serious honesty.

Put governing ahead of theater

Reward responsibility instead of rewarding permanent campaign warfare. The country needs discipline more than it needs another round of partisan performance.

Protect families and future generations

Fiscal irresponsibility does not disappear. It shows up later in weaker security, weaker opportunity, and greater burdens on American families.

Build something better

We offer Americans serious representation grounded in fiscal responsibility, national unity, and the courage to move beyond permanent political warfare.

Why this matters now

A country that treats fiscal discipline as optional eventually weakens its own security, stability, and self-government. This issue matters now because the price of delay keeps getting passed to American families and future generations.

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