[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 58 (Wednesday, May 1, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S4514]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       THE VERY 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 
$1,276,157,534,167.42 has been added to the Federal debt since February 
26, 1992, meaning that as of the close of business yesterday, Tuesday, 
April 30, 1996, the Federal debt stood at $5,102,048,827,234.22. On a 
per capita basis, every man, woman, and child in America owes 
$19,271.23 as his or her share of the Federal debt.

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