Public Debt Background The Public Debt (Department of the Treasury) CBO Debt and Indebtness - Summer Update Paying down the federal debt: a discussion of methods - Congressional Research Service (19 KB PDF) Economic impact of eliminating the national debt - Congressional Research Service (157 KB PDF) The National Debt: Who Bears its Burden? - Congressional Research Service (138 KB PDF) Surpluses and Federal Debt - Congressional Research Service (43 KB PDF) Debt-limit Legislation in the Congressional Budget Process - Congressional Research Service (23 KB PDF) Federal Debt Management: Concepts and Policy Options - Congressional Research Service (1.5 MB PDF) Statements Treasury Secretary Summers: the case for fiscal discipline Why debt reduction should be a priority: Greenspan OMB Director Lew on budget choices before Congress