[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 79 (Monday, May 24, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E916]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    OUR UNCONSCIONABLE NATIONAL DEBT

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                           HON. MIKE COFFMAN

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 24, 2010

  Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado. Madam Speaker, today our national debt is 
$12,987,796,841,336.51.
  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 $2,349,371,095,042.70 
so far this Congress.
  This debt and its interest payments we are passing to our children 
and all future Americans.

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