Bill Clinton: “In fact, the budget surplus for 1999 will be $99 billion, the largest…”

On the recordJune 27, 1999

In fact, the budget surplus for 1999 will be $99 billion, the largest as a share of our economy since 1951.

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Remarks on the Federal Budget Surplus and an Exchange With Reporters

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Bill Clinton: “In fact, the budget surplus for 1999 will be $99 billion, the largest as a share of our economy since 1951.”