Bill Clinton: “I believe we should use the first surplus in three decades and the…”

On the recordJanuary 22, 1999

I believe we should use the first surplus in three decades and the projected ones in the future to meet America's great challenges.

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Democratic · Arkansas

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The President's Radio Address

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