For my high this week, I wanted to give a shout-out to the U.S. Olympic Team in the 2026 Winter Olympics—more than 70 of whom had direct ties to Utah. In Italy, Team USA brought home 33 medals, our best Winter Olympics performance in over a decade! And of course, watching both the Men’s and the Women’s Hockey teams win gold was just an over-the-top, exciting experience. I love how the Games ignited a surge of patriotism across the country. The Olympics give us so many reasons to celebrate, and now we have the privilege of cheering on our Paralympic Team next week.
My low is that Washington continues to ignore the national debt—now over $38 trillion—and deficit. The issue was hardly brought up in the State of the Union. Our debt problem impacts more than you may think—it plays a role in interest rates and borrowing costs, hampers economic growth, and contributes to inflation. If we care about affordability, we have to start caring about the debt.
I hope you all have a great weekend.
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