[U.S. Treasury Secretary: U.S. National Debt Has Risen to Approximately $41 Trillion] Golden Finance reported that U.S. Treasury Secretary Besant stated at a policy forum in Washington on the 9th that the U.S. national debt has now risen to approximately $41 trillion. He revealed that the U.S. government is formulating a fiscal consolidation plan to reduce the growing fiscal deficit and alleviate the pressure of issuing national debt. This plan is expected to be announced after the midterm elections. (CCTV News)