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Charles W. Stenholm: “it has been 798 days since President Bush and the Republican Party embarked on their economic plan for our country.…”

On the recordJuly 18, 2003
it has been 798 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 $1,078,466,570,109. According to the Web site for the Bureau of Public Debt at the U.S. Treasury Department, yesterday at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time the Nation's outstanding debt was $6,718,791,956,467. Furthermore, in fiscal year 2003, interest on our national debt, or the ``debt tax,'' is $277,768,492,816 through June 30.
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Discussing the increase in national debt under President Bush's economic plan.

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