Those who are voting YES on this either do not understand the reason the debt exists or how it functions in the overall economy. The most that the Treasury could provide would be an income and expense report. The functions of the Treasury are: Managing Federal finances; Collecting taxes, duties and monies paid to and due to the U.S. and paying all bills of the U.S.; Currency and coinage; Managing Government accounts and the public debt; Supervising national banks and thrift institutions; Advising on domestic and international financial, monetary, economic, trade and tax policy; Enforcing Federal finance and tax laws; Investigating and prosecuting tax evaders, counterfeiters, and forgers. (from https://www.treasury.gov/about/role-of-treasury/Pages/default.aspx) The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) prepares budgets for the President (Executive Branch) and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) prepares budgets for Congress (Legislative Branch). If this bill is requesting budget information from Treasury, it is very poorly written. The United States government has continuously had a fluctuating public debt since its formation in 1789, except for about a year during 1835–1836. To allow comparisons over the years, public debt is often expressed as a ratio to gross domestic product (GDP). Historically, the United States public debt as a share of GDP has increased during wars and recessions, and subsequently declined. The United States public debt as a percentage of GDP reached its highest level during Harry Truman's first presidential term, during and after World War II. Public debt as a percentage of GDP fell rapidly in the post-World War II period, and reached a low in 1974 under Richard Nixon. Debt as a share of GDP has consistently increased since then, except under Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton. Public debt rose during the 1980s, as Ronald Reagan cut tax rates and increased military spending. It fell during the 1990s, due to decreased military spending, increased taxes and the 1990s boom. Public debt rose sharply in the wake of the 2007–08 financial crisis and the resulting significant tax revenue declines and spending increases. In other words, the public debt fluctuates with the state of the economy. Not even the major economic brains in academia can agree on an exact way to determines what a safe level of debt would be. If you want to really understand just how complicated and difficult addressing this issue really is, Wikipedia has a great article that can demonstrate it here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_debt_of_the_United_States. There is no easy answer to how to handle the national debt or that handling it should be such a priority at a time when our economy is experiencing such huge financial inequality. We need to address the financial inequalities first, then we can better perceive and cooperate to find a solution for the national debt.