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Bill Clinton: The deficit, which was $290 billion when I took office, has dropped all 4 years for the first time in the 20th century…

On the recordOctober 27, 1996
The deficit, which was $290 billion when I took office, has dropped all 4 years for the first time in the 20th century and is now going to be $107 billion this year.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks in Chicago, Illinois

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