Bill Clinton: “We have balanced the budget, turned a deficit of $290 billion into a…”

On the recordAugust 3, 1999

We have balanced the budget, turned a deficit of $290 billion into a surplus of $99 billion, the largest ever.

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Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks on Reducing the National Debt and an Exchange With Reporters

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