their train tracks. the federal government is refunding 222 million dollars to the puerto rico and u.s. virgin islands forum, and to algae growers to encourage the production of biofuels. and the fiscal cliff bill passed in congress does not address, among other things, the nation's debt ceiling which we have already hit setting up the next economic dialog to be played out the coming weeks. here you thought the fun was over. it congress does not raise the debt ceiling the federal government will not be able to pay its bills and here is a look at the situation when the president took office and today, when it comes to the national debt. in january of '09 the debt stood at 10.6 trillion dollars, and by the end of the president's first term, the national debt has risen to more than 16.3 trillion dollars. that's about a 54% increase in over four years. but while the president acknowledges that the deficit