WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats on Wednesday proposed allowing the federal government to borrow an additional $1.9 trillion to pay its bills, a record increase that would permit the national debt to reach $14.3 trillion...
Associated Press - Democrats propose $1.9T increase in debt limit http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100120/ap_on_bi_ge/us_congress_debt_limit_11 January 2001 National Debt - $5.7Trillion January 2007 National Debt - $8.7Trillion ($3Trillion difference from January 2001) 2010 National Debt - $14.3Trillion ($5.6Trillion difference from January 2007) 2007 Congress - Senate Majority: Democratic Party House Majority: Democratic Party http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/110th_United_States_Congress 2009 Congress - Senate Majority: Democratic Party House Majority: Democratic Party http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/111th_United_States_Congress
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