[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15856]
[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, July 21, 
2000, the Federal debt stood at $5,667,708,257,883.47 (Five trillion, 
six hundred sixty-seven billion, seven hundred eight million, two 
hundred fifty-seven thousand, eight hundred eighty-three dollars and 
forty-seven cents).
  One year ago, July 21, 1999, the Federal debt stood at 
$5,630,350,000,000 (Five trillion, six hundred thirty billion, three 
hundred fifty million).
  Five years ago, July 21, 1995, the Federal debt stood at 
$4,936,736,000,000 (Four trillion, nine hundred thirty-six billion, 
seven hundred thirty-six million).
  Twenty-five years ago, July 21, 1975, the Federal debt stood at 
$533,588,000,000 (Five hundred thirty-three billion, five hundred 
eighty-eight million) which reflects a debt increase of more than $5 
trillion--$5,134,120,257,883.47 (Five trillion, one hundred thirty-four 
billion, one hundred twenty million, two hundred fifty-seven thousand, 
eight hundred eighty-three dollars and forty-seven cents) during the 
past 25 years.

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