[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 69 (Thursday, May 16, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S5188]
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 as of the 
close of business 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 
$1,289,803,057,697.20 has been added to the Federal debt since February 
26, 1992, meaning that as of the close of business yesterday, 
Wednesday, May 15, 1996, the exact Federal debt stood at 
$5,115,694,350,764.00. (On a per capita basis, every man, woman and 
child in America owes $19,315.06 as his or her share of the Federal 
debt.)

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