Floor Statements

Mr. Speaker, on January 26, 1995, when the last attempt at a balanced budget amendment passed the House by a bipartisan vote of 300-132, the national debt was $4,801,405,175,294.28.

Today, it is $15,343,504,866,785.66. We've added $10,542,099,691,491.38 to our debt in 16 years. This is $10 trillion in debt our nation, our economy, and our children could have avoided with a balanced budget amendment.

Mr. Speaker, on January 26, 1995, when the last attempt at a balanced budget amendment passed the House by a bipartisan vote of 300-132, the national debt was $4,801,405,175,294.28.

Today, it is $15,337,881,657,918.14. We've added $10,536,476,482,623.86 dollars to our debt in 16 years. This is $10 trillion in debt our nation, our economy, and our children could

have avoided with a balanced budget amendment.

Mr. Speaker, our 40th president, Ronald Wilson Reagan, was born on this date in 1911, making him 101 years old today. On President Reagan's 98th birthday, 17 days after President Obama took office, the national debt was $10,717,280,371,345.89.

Today, it is $15,335,108,283,338.57. We've added $4,617,827,911,992.68 to our debt in 3 years. This is $4.5 trillion in debt our nation, our economy, and our children could have avoided with a balanced budget amendment.

Mr. Speaker, on January 26, 1995, when the last attempt at a balanced budget amendment passed the House by a bipartisan vote of 300-132, the national debt was $4,801,405,175,294.28.

Today, it is $15,351,406,294,640.49. We've added $10,550,001,119,346.21 to our debt in 16 years. This is $10 trillion in debt our nation, our economy, and our children could have avoided with a balanced budget amendment.

Mr. Speaker, on January 26, 1995, when the last attempt at a balanced budget amendment passed the House by a bipartisan vote of 300-132, the national debt was $4,801,405,175,294.28.

Today, it is $15,330,778,119,850.60. We've added $10,529,372,944,556.32 dollars to our debt in 16 years. This is $10 trillion in debt our nation, our economy, and our children could have avoided with a balanced budget amendment.

Mr. Speaker, on January 26, 1995, when the last attempt at a balanced budget amendment passed the House by a bipartisan vote of 300-132, the national debt was $4,801,405,175,294.28.

Today, it is $15,356,140,493,616.06. We've added $10,554,735,318,321.78 to our debt in 16 years. This is $10 trillion in debt our nation, our economy, and our children could have avoided with a balanced budget amendment.

Mr. Speaker, on January 26, 1995, when the last attempt at a balanced budget amendment passed the House by a bipartisan vote of 300-132, the national debt was $4,801,405,175,294.28.

Today, it is $15,295,052,578,718.01. We've added $10,493,647,403,423.73 to our debt in 16 years. This is $10 trillion in debt our Nation, our economy, and our children could have avoided with a balanced budget amendment.

Mr. Speaker, on January 26, 1995, when the last attempt at a balanced budget amendment passed the House by a bipartisan vote of 300-132, the national debt was $4,801,405,175,294.28.

Today, it is $15,236,236,452,380.40. We've added $10,434,831,277,086.12 dollars to our debt in 16 years. This is $10 trillion in debt our nation, our economy, and our children could have avoided with a balanced budget amendment.

Mr. Speaker, on January 26, 1995, when the last attempt at a balanced budget amendment passed the House by a bipartisan vote of 300-132, the national debt was $4,801,405,175,294.28.

Today, it is $15,236,245,309,869.69. We've added $10,434,840,134,575.41 dollars to our debt in 16 years. This is $10 trillion in debt our nation, our economy, and our children could have avoided with a balanced budget amendment.

Mr. Speaker, on January 26, 1995, when the last attempt at a balanced budget amendment passed the House by a bipartisan vote of 300-132, the national debt was $4,801,405,175,294.28.

Today, it is $15,236,271,879,792.78. We've added $10,434,866,704,498.50 dollars to our debt in 16 years. This is $10 trillion in debt our nation, our economy, and our children could have avoided with a balanced budget amendment.

Mr. Speaker, on January 26, 1995, when the last attempt at a balanced budget amendment passed the House by a bipartisan vote of 300-132, the national debt was $4,801,405,175,294.28.

Today, it is $15,236,279,221,858.36. We have added $10,434,874,046,564.08 dollars to our debt in 16 years. This is $10 trillion in debt our Nation, our economy, and our children could have avoided with a balanced budget amendment.

Mr. Speaker, on January 26, 1995, when the last attempt at a balanced budget amendment passed the House by a bipartisan vote of 300-132, the national debt was $4,801,405,175,294.28.

Today, it is $15,236,288,061,558.65. We've added $10,434,882,886,264.37 dollars to our debt in 16 years. This is $10 trillion in debt our nation, our economy, and our children could have avoided with a balanced budget amendment.

Mr. Speaker, on January 26, 1995, when the last attempt at a balanced budget amendment passed the House by a bipartisan vote of 300-132, the national debt was $4,801,405,175,294.28.

Today, it is $15,236,323,396,400.44. We've added $10,434,918,221,106.16 dollars to our debt in 16 years. This is $10 trillion in debt our Nation, our economy, and our children could have avoided with a balanced budget amendment.

Mr. Speaker, I come to the floor today to introduce a resolution highlighting the actions taken by the Government of Antigua and Barbuda, in the operation of their financial and judicial systems, that are manifestly contrary to the public policy of the United States.

This resolution asks that all further direct or indirect aid or assistance, including assistance derived from Federal funds, by the United States Government to the Government of Antigua and Barbuda should be suspended until the Government of Antigua and Barbuda provides complete redress of the violations by their government against the rights of American citizens.

Antigua and Barbuda should give full cooperation in investigating the Stanford Financial Group fraud, and should agree to be bound by U.S. courts that adjudicate claims arising from the Stanford fraud.

The resolution also asks the Government of Antigua and Barbuda to fulfill its obligations relating to the expropriation of the Half Moon Bay Resort, which was owned by a group of U.S. citizens.

I ask for its swift passage.

Mr. Speaker, on January 26, 1995, when the last attempt at a balanced budget amendment passed the House by a bipartisan vote of 300-132, the national debt was $4,801,405,175,294.28.

Today, it is $15,104,054,667,691.48. We've added $10,302,649,492,397.20 dollars to our debt in 16 years. This is $10 trillion in debt our nation, our economy, and our children could have avoided with a balanced budget amendment.