[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 141 (Wednesday, October 8, 2003)]
[House]
[Page H9286]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           OUR NATIONAL DEBT

  (Mr. ALEXANDER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. Speaker, it has been 881 days since President Bush 
and his party embarked on their economic plan for our country. During 
that time, the national debt has increased by $1,174,114,828,749.14. 
According to the Web site for the Bureau of Public Debt at the Treasury 
Department, yesterday at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, the Nation's 
outstanding debt was $6,814,440,215,107.91. Furthermore, in fiscal year 
2003, the interest on our national debt, or the debt-tax, totaled 
$318,148,529,151.51.

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