The total is just under the $26.3 billion worth of new bonds that the Treasury issued last year.
On December 10, 1929, the Treasury issued its first auction.
Last year, the Treasury issued about $108 billion worth of 10-year notes.
These notes are payable to order, but the Treasury would issue them in blank form if requested.
At present, the Treasury "rolls over" the debt, issuing new bonds or bills to get the cash to pay off the old ones.
In 1891, the Treasury issued notes for 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 pesos.
The Treasury has been regularly issuing 30-year bonds since May 1977.
A. I think there is a 60 percent chance the Treasury will be back issuing 30-year bonds in that time frame.
Among the many amendments to the bill is one that would remove the limit on the amount of long-term bonds the Treasury can issue.
The following day the Treasury issued a fact sheet and also indicated that the taxpayer cost would be about $40 billion.