[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 93 (Tuesday, June 19, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1078]
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                    OUR UNCONSCIONABLE NATIONAL DEBT

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                           HON. MIKE COFFMAN

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 19, 2012

  Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, on January 20, 2009, the day 
President Obama took office, the national debt was 
$10,626,877,048,913.08.
  Today, it is $15,776,139,241,010.39. We've added 
$5,149,262,192,097.31 to our debt in just over 3 years. This is debt 
our Nation, our economy, and our children could have avoided with a 
balanced budget amendment.
  Forty-eight years ago today, the Civil Rights Act was approved. This 
act provided for a brighter future for all Americans. We must not 
eclipse the hope included in this legislation with the grim future of 
debt repayment.

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