[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 176 (Thursday, November 17, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2079]
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                    OUR UNCONSCIONABLE NATIONAL DEBT

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                           HON. MIKE COFFMAN

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 17, 2011

  Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, on January 26, 1995, when the 
last attempt at a balanced budget amendment passed the House by a 
bipartisan vote of 300-132, the national debt was $4.8 trillion.
  This week it hit $15 trillion. Today, it is $15,026,993,847,879.10. 
We've added 10 trillion dollars to our debt in 16 years. This is $10 
trillion in debt our nation, our economy, and our children could have 
avoided with a balanced budget amendment.

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