To put a trillion dollars in context, if you spend a million dollars every day since Jesus was born, you still wouldn't have spent a trillion.

Mitch McConnell
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In February 2013, the U.S. government spent a trillion dollars. The budget for 2013 was a record $3.8 trillion, according to a report released by the Congressional Budget Office. This figure is an increase from 2012, when the federal government spent $3.7 trillion.

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