Treasury’s $155 B monthly borrowing makes interest outlays eclipse key agency budgets
In FY 2026 the Treasury has borrowed about $155 billion each month, raising total debt to $39.4 trillion. At current rates that generates roughly $24 billion in interest each week, outspending the combined budgets of Defense, Commerce, Homeland Security, Education, EPA, SBA and COVID refunds. The trajectory threatens to crowd out other priorities.