{"id":5683,"date":"2026-03-06T07:42:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T12:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/?p=5683"},"modified":"2026-03-06T07:42:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T12:42:34","slug":"congress-attempts-a-39-billion-return-to-the-public","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/congress-attempts-a-39-billion-return-to-the-public\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress Attempts a $39 Billion Return to the Public"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Kosar-39-billion-in-MUD-Washington-Examiner-03-11-2026.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"661\" height=\"853\" data-attachment-id=\"5684\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/congress-attempts-a-39-billion-return-to-the-public\/kosar-39-billion-in-mud-washington-examiner-03-11-2026\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Kosar-39-billion-in-MUD-Washington-Examiner-03-11-2026.png\" data-orig-size=\"661,853\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Kosar $39 billion in MUD Washington Examiner 03-11-2026\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Kosar-39-billion-in-MUD-Washington-Examiner-03-11-2026-232x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Kosar-39-billion-in-MUD-Washington-Examiner-03-11-2026.png\" src=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Kosar-39-billion-in-MUD-Washington-Examiner-03-11-2026.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Kosar-39-billion-in-MUD-Washington-Examiner-03-11-2026.png 661w, https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Kosar-39-billion-in-MUD-Washington-Examiner-03-11-2026-232x300.png 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 661px) 100vw, 661px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Americans are owed $39.2 billion by the federal government, according to a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/treasury-department\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Treasury Department<\/a>\u00a0tabulation. These funds are in the form of mature, unredeemed savings bonds that individuals bought but have not claimed. Most of these bonds date to the 1980s, when investors eagerly snatched up bonds carrying annual\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/interest-rates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">interest rates<\/a>\u00a0topping out at 9%. But some were issued as far back as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/world-war-ii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">World War II<\/a>&#8230;. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4476928\/congress-attempts-a-39-billion-return-to-the-public\/\">Read more<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Americans are owed $39.2 billion by the federal government, according to a\u00a0Treasury Department\u00a0tabulation. These funds are in the form of mature, unredeemed savings bonds that individuals bought but have not claimed. Most of these bonds date to the 1980s, when investors eagerly snatched up bonds carrying annual\u00a0interest rates\u00a0topping out at 9%. 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