# Congress’s first task post-midterms is to figure out how to keep funding America—and that’s before it addresses the $40 trillion national debt

- Source: Fortune | FORTUNE
- Published: 2026-11-05T11:56:39+00:00
- Category: Local
- Original: https://fortune.com/2026/11/05/congresss-funding-hurdles-fiscal-gridlock-shutdown-national-debt/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/congress-s-first-task-post-midterms-is-to-figure-out-how-to-keep-fundi-373a63/

"Washington should heed the demand of voters to focus on issues impacting their pocketbook while also living up to the responsibility entrusted in elected leaders to be stewards of our nation’s fiscal future."

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