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Bill Clinton: 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…

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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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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

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