Bill Clinton: “Nobody wants to reduce the deficit because—the reason it got so bad as…”

On the recordJuly 26, 1993

Nobody wants to reduce the deficit because—the reason it got so bad as it did is that there were tough decisions required to turn it around.

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Democratic · Arkansas

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Exchange With Reporters Prior to a Meeting With Midwestern Governors

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