[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 12 (Tuesday, January 30, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S553]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         THE BAD DEBT BOXSCORE

  Mr. HELMS. Mr. President, as of the close of business Monday, January 
29, the Federal debt stood at $4,987,704,420,651.53, about $13 billion 
shy of the $5 trillion mark, which the Federal debt will exceed in a 
few months.
  On a per capita basis, every man, woman, and child in America owes 
$18,931.76 as his or her share of that debt.

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