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Bill Clinton: “The United States will pay off $216 billion of debt this year—the largest debt paydown in American history.”

On the recordApril 30, 2000
The United States will pay off $216 billion of debt this year—the largest debt paydown in American history.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Statement on Debt Reduction

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