[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 103 (Wednesday, July 11, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1231]
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                    OUR UNCONSCIONABLE NATIONAL DEBT

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                           HON. MIKE COFFMAN

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 11, 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, on the 208th anniversary of the fatal wounding of Alexander 
Hamilton in his duel with Aaron Burr, it is $15,879,266,313,073.20. 
We've added $5,252,389,264,160.12 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.

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