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But rather than prioritize, consolidate and streamline, Johnson’s team is cobbling together budget Band-Aids and sending invoices to D.C. or Springfield hoping Uncle Sam or Uncle J.B.— more accurately, taxpayers — will foot the bill.
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Andy Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
Failure to pass an increase to the debt ceiling before the X-date means Uncle Sam would have to default on our $36 trillion national debt for the first time in U.S. history.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
Thank Uncle Sam — and a slow, venomous lizard that can survive on just a few meals a year.
—Alan Burdick, New York Times, 16 May 2025
This leaves Uncle Sam staring into a $40 trillion hole, deepening by roughly $2 trillion each year.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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Andy Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
Failure to pass an increase to the debt ceiling before the X-date means Uncle Sam would have to default on our $36 trillion national debt for the first time in U.S. history.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
Thank Uncle Sam — and a slow, venomous lizard that can survive on just a few meals a year.
—Alan Burdick, New York Times, 16 May 2025
This leaves Uncle Sam staring into a $40 trillion hole, deepening by roughly $2 trillion each year.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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“Uncle Sam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Uncle%20Sam. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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Uncle Sam
noun
Un·cle Sam
ˌəŋ-kəl-ˈsam 
1
: the U.S. government thought of or represented as a person
2
: the American nation or people
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