[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 443]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    OUR UNCONSCIONABLE NATIONAL DEBT

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                           HON. MIKE COFFMAN

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, January 12, 2015

  Mr. COFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, on January 20, 2009, the day President 
Obama took office, the national debt was $10,626,877,048,913.08.
  On Friday, January 9, 2015 it was $18,098,260,560,760.27. We've added 
$7,471,383,511,847.19 to our debt in 5 years. This is over $7.4 
trillion in debt our nation, our economy, and our children could have 
avoided with a balanced budget amendment.
  Today, it is $18,084,817,920,825.53. We've added 
$7,457,940,871,912.45 to our debt in 5 years. This is over $7.4 
trillion in debt our nation, our economy, and our children could have 
avoided with a balanced budget amendment.

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