[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 8 (Friday, January 13, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S925]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


          WAS CONGRESS IRRESPONSIBLE? THE VOTERS SAID ``YES''

  Mr. HELMS. Mr. President, as of the close of business on Thursday, 
January 12, the Federal debt stood at $4,809,182,675,997.48 meaning 
that on a per capita basis, every man, woman, and child in America owes 
$18,255.74 as his or her share of that debt.

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