[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 114 (Friday, July 14, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S10077]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           WAS CONGRESS IRRESPONSIBLE? LOOK AT THE ARITHMETIC

  Mr. HELMS. Mr. President, as of the close of business yesterday, 
Thursday, July 13, the Federal debt stood at $4,933,342,394,729.43. On 
a per capita basis, every man, woman, and child in America owes 
$18,727.05 as his or her share of that debt.


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