[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 40 (Thursday, March 21, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S2642]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         THE BAD DEBT BOXSCORE

  Mr. HELMS. Mr. President, 4 years ago when I commenced these daily 
reports to the Senate it was my purpose to make a matter of daily 
record the exact Federal debt as of the close of business the previous 
day.
  In that first report--February 27, 1992--the Federal debt the 
previous day stood at $3,825,891,293,066.80, as of the close of 
business. The point is, the Federal debt has since shot further into 
the stratosphere.
  As of yesterday at the close of business, a total of 
$1,233,906,465,897.14 has been added to the Federal debt since February 
26, 1992, meaning that as of the close of business yesterday, 
Wednesday, March 20, 1996, the exact Federal debt stood at 
$5,059,797,758,963.94. (On a per capita basis, every man, woman, and 
child in America owes $19,131.71 as his or her share of the Federal 
debt.)

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