[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 92 (Friday, July 15, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: July 15, 1994]
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          IS CONGRESS IRRESPONSIBLE? YOU BE THE JUDGE OF THAT

  Mr. HELMS. Madam President, before we ponder today's bad news about 
the Federal debt, let us have a little pop quiz: How many million would 
you say are in a trillion? And when you figure that out, just consider 
that Congress has run up a debt exceeding $4\1/2\ trillion.
  To be exact, as of the close of business on Thursday, July 14, the 
Federal debt stood--down to the penny--at $4,624,995,772,750.82. This 
means that every man, woman, and child in America owes $17,739.93, 
computed on a per capita basis.
  Madam President, to answer the question--how many million in a 
trillion?--there are a million, million in a trillion. I remind you, 
the Federal Government, thanks to the U.S. Congress, owes more than 
$4\1/2\ trillion.

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