[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 26, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S2887]
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 yesterday, 
March 25, 1996, the Federal debt stood--down-to-the-penny--at 
$5,063,054,197,564.33. On a per capita basis, every man, woman and 
child in America owes $19,141.70 as his or her share of that debt.

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