[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 14453]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                       THE VERY BAD DEBT BOXSCORE

  Mr. HELMS. Mr. President, at the close of business Friday, June 25, 
1999, the federal debt stood at $5,599,474,776,223.74 (Five trillion, 
five hundred ninety-nine billion, four hundred seventy-four million, 
seven hundred seventy-six thousand, two hundred twenty-three dollars 
and seventy-four cents).
  One year ago, June 25, 1998, the federal debt stood at 
$5,504,168,000,000 (Five trillion, five hundred four billion, one 
hundred sixty-eight million).
  Twenty-five years ago, June 25, 1974, the federal debt stood at 
$469,234,000,000 (Four hundred sixty-nine billion, two hundred thirty-
four million) which reflects a debt increase of more than $5 trillion--
$5,130,240,776,223.74 (Five trillion, one hundred thirty billion, two 
hundred forty million, seven hundred seventy-six thousand, two hundred 
twenty-three dollars and seventy-four cents) during the past 25 years.

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