[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 14 (Thursday, February 1, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S732]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         THE BAD DEBT BOXSCORE

  Mr. HELMS. Mr. President, about 4 years ago I commenced these daily 
reports to the Senate to make a matter of record the exact Federal debt 
as of close of business the previous day.
  In that report, February 27, 1992, the Federal debt stood at 
$3,825,891,293,066.80, as of close of business the previous day. The 
point is, the Federal debt has escalated by $1,161,545,065,098.40 since 
February 26, 1992.
  As of the close of business yesterday, Wednesday, January 31, 1996, 
the Federal debt stood at exactly $4,987,436,358,165.20. On a per 
capita basis, every man, woman and child in America owes $18,930.74 as 
his or her share of the Federal debt.

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