[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15104]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                       THE VERY BAD DEBT BOXSCORE

  Mr. HELMS. Mr. President, at the close of business yesterday, Monday, 
July 17, 2000, the federal debt stood at $5,671,572,598,778.11 (Five 
trillion, six hundred seventy-one billion, five hundred seventy-two 
million, five hundred ninety-eight thousand, seven hundred seventy-
eight dollars and eleven cents).
  Five years ago, July 17, 1995, the federal debt stood at 
$4,927,653,000,000 (Four trillion, nine hundred twenty-seven billion, 
six hundred fifty-three million).
  Ten years ago, July 17, 1990, the federal debt stood at 
$3,160,395,000,000 (Three trillion, one hundred sixty billion, three 
hundred ninety-five million).
  Fifteen years ago, July 17, 1985, the federal debt stood at 
$1,795,284,000,000 (One trillion, seven hundred ninety-five billion, 
two hundred eighty-four million).
  Twenty-five years ago, July 17, 1975, the federal debt stood at 
$533,089,000,000 (Five hundred thirty-three billion, eighty-nine 
million) which reflects a debt increase of more than $5 trillion--
$5,138,483,598,778.11 (Five trillion, one hundred thirty-eight billion, 
four hundred eighty-three million, five hundred ninety-eight thousand, 
seven hundred seventy-eight dollars and eleven cents) during the past 
25 years.

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