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Bill Clinton: We moved from the largest deficit in history to the largest surplus in history.

On the recordJanuary 12, 2000
We moved from the largest deficit in history to the largest surplus in history.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Statement on the Treasury Department's Planned Use of Debt Buybacks

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