[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 27 (Friday, February 17, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E234]
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                    OUR UNCONSCIONABLE NATIONAL DEBT

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                           HON. MIKE COFFMAN

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, February 17, 2012

  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 300 132, the national debt was $4,801,405,175,294.28.
  Today, it is $15,413,030,984,842.14. We've added 
$10,611,625,809,547.86 dollars to our debt in 16 years. This is $10 
trillion in debt our nation, our economy, and our children could have 
avoided with balanced budget amendment.

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