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Our Unconscionable National Debt

Volume
Volume 157 , Number 175
Pages
Pages E2065
Legislative Body
Extensions of Remarks
Date
Wed, Nov. 16, 2011

Rep. Mike Coffman

legislator photo
Party
R
State
CO

Mr. Speaker, today for the first time our national debt has surpassed $15 trillion dollars. Currently, our national debt is $15,033,607,255,920.32.

On January 6, 2009, the start of the 111th Congress, the national debt was $10,638,425,746,293.80.

This means the national debt has increased by $4,395,181,509,626.52 since then. This debt and its interest payments we are passing to our children and all future Americans.