U.S. nationwide debt hits new document, topping $35 trillion

The U.S. nationwide debt has surpassed $35 trillion for the primary time. The monetary gap is mounting faster than most economists had predicted. David Wessel, senior fellow in financial research at Brookings and director of the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy, joins CBS News to evaluate the issue.

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