claim: the national debt grew an estimated $15 billion last weekend.
author: mark warner
evidence_1: updated oct. 15, 2018 9:16 p.m. et ... the deficit totaled $779 billion in the fiscal  year that ended sept. ... higher than anyone would like,” kevin hassett, chairman  of the council of economic advisers, said last week. ... also, businesses make  estimated tax payments throughout the year and they were able to send less to  the ...
evidence_2: apr 11, 2011 ... "an average of $4 billion is added to the national debt" every day, u.s. sens. ...  that the debt grew by an estimated $15 billion in one weekend. ... if you look at  the total debt, the average daily increase is about $4.3 billion.
evidence_3: mar 7, 2018 ... the federal budget deficit was $392 billion for the first five months of fiscal ... of  certain payments that otherwise would have been due on a weekend. ... 2018,  cbo estimates—$31 billion more than during the same period last year. ...  outlays for net interest on the public debt increased by $15 billion (or 13 ...
evidence_4: jul 2, 2018 ... juul labs is raising $1.2 billion, valuing the company at $15 billion, bloomberg  reported last week. public scrutiny has grown as juul has become so popular the  product's ... a model smokes a juul e-cig during new york fashion week. ...  powell says he is 'very worried' about growing amount of u.s. debt.
evidence_5: jun 7, 2011 ... the deficit in may was $59 billion, cbo estimates—$77 billion less than the ...  the lower monthly deficit is also the result of increased receipts in ... tax refunds  were $15 billion lower than during the same period last year; ...