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Bill Clinton: And when they get through with that, they still won't have balanced the budget, so they'll blow a hole in the deficit.…

On the recordAugust 30, 1996
And when they get through with that, they still won't have balanced the budget, so they'll blow a hole in the deficit. Now, that's boring compared to a check in your pocket. But let me ask it to you this way: Would you go to the bank in Cape Girardeau and borrow money to give yourself a tax cut? Audience members. No-o-o!
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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