[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 102 (Wednesday, June 21, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S8817]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


          WAS CONGRESS IRRESPONSIBLE? THE VOTERS HAVE SAID YES

  Mr. HELMS. Mr. President, before contemplating today's bad news about 
the Federal debt, let us have another go, as the British put it, with 
our little pop quiz. Remember: one question, one answer.
  The question: How many million dollars are in one trillion dollars? 
While you are arriving at an answer, bear in mind that it was the U.S. 
Congress that ran up the Federal debt that now exceeds $4.9 trillion.
  To be exact, as of the close of business yesterday, Tuesday, June 20, 
the exact Federal debt--down to the penny--stood at 
$4,895,341,208,279.21. This means that, on a per capita basis, every 
man, woman, and child in America now owes $18,582.80.
  Mr. President, back to the pop quiz: How many million in a trillion? 
There are a million million in a trillion.


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