The national debt hit $19.5 trillion for the first time ever this week, a little more than seven months after it hit the $19 trillion mark. The debt clocked in at $19.51 trillion at the end of Wednesday, the Treasury Department reported Thursday afternoon. Precise debt figures on any given day are released on the following business day.
The national debt hit $19 trillion for the first time ever on Jan. 29.When President Obama took office in early 2009, the total debt was $10.63 trillion, which means it has almost doubled under his watch. The Congressional Budget Office reported.
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