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Bill Clinton: “We have a budget deficit, we have an investment deficit, and we clearly have a trust deficit in America.”

On the recordAugust 3, 1993
We have a budget deficit, we have an investment deficit, and we clearly have a trust deficit in America.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks on Signing the Executive Orders on Budget Control and the Deficit Reduction Fund and an Exchange With Reporters

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