Get your summer on
Article posted: 12/12/2012 1:54 PM

US budget deficit reaches $172 billion in November

Buy this photo Buy this photo
Gallery Image

Rep. Lynn Jenkins of Kansas, accompanied by fellow House Republicans, and others, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington Wednesday to talk about the effect of the national debt on American families.

ASSOCIATED PRESS

About this Article

The U.S. federal government's budget deficit widened in November compared to October, a sign that the nation is on a path to its fifth straight $1 trillion-plus deficit.