[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12981]
[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, 
Wednesday, June 28, 2000, the Federal debt stood at 
$5,649,147,080,050.00 (Five trillion, six hundred forty-nine billion, 
one hundred forty-seven million, eighty thousand, fifty dollars and no 
cents).
  One year ago, June 28, 1999, the Federal debt stood at 
$5,640,294,000,000 (Five trillion, six hundred forty billion, two 
hundred ninety-four million).
  Five years ago, June 28, 1995, the Federal debt stood at 
$4,948,205,000,000 (Four trillion, nine hundred forty-eight billion, 
two hundred five million).
  Twenty-five years ago, June 28, 1975, the Federal debt stood at 
$535,337,000,000 (Five hundred thirty-five billion, three hundred 
thirty-seven million) which reflects a debt increase of more than $5 
trillion--$5,113,810,080,050.00 (Five trillion, one hundred thirteen 
billion, eight hundred ten million, eighty thousand, fifty dollars and 
no cents) during the past 25 years.

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