[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Pages 6491-6492]
[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 27, 
2001, the Federal debt stood at $5,678,255,839,065.80, five trillion, 
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hundred seventy-eight billion, two hundred fifty-five million, eight 
hundred thirty-nine thousand, sixty-five dollars and eighty cents.
  One year ago, April 27, 2000, the Federal debt stood at 
$5,680,311,000,000, five trillion, six hundred eighty billion, three 
hundred eleven million.
  Twenty-five years ago, April 27, 1976, the Federal debt stood at 
$600,159,000,000, six hundred billion, one hundred fifty-nine million, 
which reflects a debt increase of more than $5 trillion, 
$5,078,096,839,065.80, five trillion, seventy-eight billion, ninety-six 
million, eight hundred thirty-nine thousand, sixty-five dollars and 
eighty cents during the past 25 years.

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