[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 138 (Thursday, September 7, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S12757]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         THE BAD DEBT BOXSCORE

  Mr. HELMS. Mr. President, before discussing today's bad news about 
the Federal debt, how about ``another go'', as the British put it, with 
our pop quiz. Remember? One question, one answer.
  The question: How many millions of dollars does it take to add up to 
a trillion dollars? While you are thinking about it, 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, September 6, the 
total Federal debt--down to the penny--stood at $4,969,749,463,346.30, 
of which, on a per capita basis, every man, woman, and child in America 
owes $18,865.25.
  Mr. President, back to our pop quiz, how many million in a trillion: 
There are one million million in a trillion.


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