[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 111 (Thursday, August 11, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 11, 1994]
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         IS CONGRESS IRRESPONSIBLE? YOU BE THE JUDGE ABOUT THAT

  Mr. HELMS. Mr. President, as of the close of business on Wednesday, 
August 10, the federal debt stood at $4,644,509,290,127.79, meaning 
that on a per capita basis, every man, woman, and child in America owes 
$17,814.78 as his or her share of that debt.

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