Bill Clinton: “Our agenda is we're going to have the first budget surplus in 30…”

On the recordMay 3, 1998

Our agenda is we're going to have the first budget surplus in 30 years; let's don't spend it until we save Social Security.

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Remarks at a Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Dinner in Chicago, Illinois

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