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Bill Clinton: “We could balance the budget, literally, in 15 minutes tomorrow afternoon.”

On the recordJanuary 9, 1996
We could balance the budget, literally, in 15 minutes tomorrow afternoon.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks on the Budget Negotiations and an Exchange With Reporters

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