[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 176 (Tuesday, December 1, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2856]
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                    OUR UNCONSCIONABLE NATIONAL DEBT

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                           HON. MIKE COFFMAN

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 1, 2009

  Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado. Madam Speaker, this morning our national 
debt was $12,113,047,538,115.42. We have added $102,485,795,900.21 to 
the national debt since the last day we were in session, November 19th.
  On January 6th, 2009, the start of the 111th Congress, the national 
debt was $10,638,425,746,293.80.
  This means the national debt has increased by $1,474,621,791,821.62 
so far this year.
  According to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office, the 
forecast deficit for this year is $1.6 trillion. That means that so far 
this year, we borrowed and spent an average $4.4 billion a day more 
than we have collected, passing that debt and its interest payments to 
our children and all future Americans.

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