[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 113 (Thursday, July 26, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1347]
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                    OUR UNCONSCIONABLE NATIONAL DEBT

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                           HON. MIKE COFFMAN

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 26, 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 $15,874,859,322,768.40. We've added 
$5,247,982,273,855.32 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.
  On this day in 1947, President Harry S Truman signed the National 
Security Act, creating the Department of Defense, the National Security 
Council, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the Joint Chiefs of 
Staff. We must balance the budget to ensure proper funding for 
organizations that keep us safe.

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