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Bill Clinton: When I first took office in 1993, the Federal budget deficit was out of control.

On the recordFebruary 9, 1998
When I first took office in 1993, the Federal budget deficit was out of control.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Message to Congress Transmitting the Economic Report of the President

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