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James Hill: “it has been 803 days since President Bush and the Republican Party embarked on their economic plan for our country.…”

On the recordJuly 23, 2003
it has been 803 days since President Bush and the Republican Party embarked on their economic plan for our country. During that time the national debt has increased by $1,082,452,325,550. According to the website for the Bureau of Public Debt at the U.S. Department of Treasury, yesterday at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, the Nation's outstanding debt was $6,722,777,711,908. Furthermore, in fiscal year 2003, interest on our national debt, or the ``debt tax,'' is $277,768,492,816 through June 30, 2003.
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James Hill
Republican · Arkansas
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the increase in national debt under President Bush's economic plan.

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