[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 24, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S340]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         THE BAD DEBT BOXSCORE

  Mr. HELMS. Mr. President, the Federal Government is, as the saying 
goes, living on borrowed time, not to mention borrowed money--nearly $5 
trillion of it. As of the close of business yesterday, Tuesday, January 
23, the Federal debt stood at $4,987,963,203,048.04. On a per capita 
basis, every man, woman, and child in America owes $18,932.74 as his or 
her share of the Federal debt.

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