[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 28 (Tuesday, March 5, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S1515]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         THE BAD DEBT BOXSCORE

  Mr. HELMS. Mr. President, 4 years ago I commenced these daily reports 
to the Senate to make a matter of record the exact Federal debt as of 
the close of business the previous day.
  In that report of 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 $1,190,704,977,476.86 since 
February 26, 1992.
  As of the close of business yesterday, Monday, March 4, 1996, the 
Federal debt stood at exactly $5,016,596,270,543.66. On a per capita 
basis, every man, woman, and child in America owes $19,041.42 as his or 
her share of the Federal debt.

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