[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 6802]
[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, April 16, 
1999, the federal debt stood at $5,640,540,994,484.49 (Five trillion, 
six hundred forty billion, five hundred forty million, nine hundred 
ninety-four thousand, four hundred eighty-four dollars and forty-nine 
cents).
  One year ago, April 16, 1998, the federal debt stood at 
$5,510,369,000,000 (Five trillion, five hundred ten billion, three 
hundred sixty-nine million).
  Fifteen years ago, April 16, 1984, the federal debt stood at 
$1,486,333,000,000 (One trillion, four hundred eighty-six billion, 
three hundred thirty-three million).
  Twenty-five years ago, April 16, 1974, the federal debt stood at 
$473,584,000,000 (Four hundred seventy-three billion, five hundred 
eighty-four million) which reflects a debt increase of more than $5 
trillion--$5,166,956,994,484.49 (Five trillion, one hundred sixty-six 
billion, nine hundred fifty-six million, nine hundred ninety-four 
thousand, four hundred eighty-four dollars and forty-nine cents) during 
the past 25 years.

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