[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 127 (Wednesday, September 19, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1566]
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                    OUR UNCONSCIONABLE NATIONAL DEBT

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                           HON. MIKE COFFMAN

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 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 $ 16,020,975,194,914.83. We've added 
$5,394,098,146,001.80 dollars to our debt in 3\1/2\ years. This is $5.3 
trillion in debt our nation, our economy, and our children could have 
avoided with a balanced budget amendment.

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