Harris plan would add $3.5 trillion to debt and Trump $7.5 trillion, new analysis finds

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Both of the proposed economic plans from Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump would likely add trillions of dollars to the national debt, according to a new study.

The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a group that advocates increased fiscal restraint, released a new analysis of the candidates’ economic plans Monday. The report notes that there is a large amount of uncertainty about the plans but finds that both will add to the federal government’s growing debt and deficits.

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