RAW DATA: 'Debt Days' Since 2002

The following is a timeline of "Debt Days" since 2002 -- the year the U.S. government stopped running surpluses and started running deficits again. Debt Day is a symbolic day that marks when the government spends all its projected revenue for the year. 

2002: Sept. 2

2003: July 29

2004: July 27

2005: Aug. 14

2006: Aug. 27

2007: Sept. 9

2008: Aug. 5

2009: April 26

Source: Office of House Minority Leader John Boehner/Congressional Budget Office