[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 21, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E409]
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                    OUR UNCONSCIONABLE NATIONAL DEBT

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                           HON. MIKE COFFMAN

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 21, 2012

  Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, when George W. Bush was 
inaugurated, the national debt was $5,727,776,738,304.64. When Barack 
Obama was inaugurated, the national debt was $10,626,877,048,913.08. 
This was a $4,899,100,310,608.44 increase in 8 years. Today, the debt 
is $15,583,383,846,149.34, which means that President Obama has raised 
the debt more in just over 3 years than President Bush did in 8 years.
  This is debt our nation, our economy, and our children could have 
avoided with a balanced budget amendment.

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