Deborah Koff Ross: “it has been 860 days since President Bush and the Republican party embarked on their economic plan for our country.…”

“it has been 860 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 $1,167,994,451,600.72. According to the Web site for the Bureau of the Public Debt at the U.S. Department of Treasury, yesterday at 4:30 p.m. eastern daylight time the Nation's outstanding debt was $6,808,319,837,959.49. Furthermore, in fiscal year 2003, interest on our national debt or the debt tax, D-E-B-T tax, is $304,978,878,641.11. That is through August 31. Mr. Speaker, we must stop deficit spending and pay this debt down.”