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Bill Clinton: They had their chance. I broke my promise--you know what else they don't say? Their crowd, what did they do after the…

On the recordMay 18, 1993
They had their chance. I broke my promise--you know what else they don't say? Their crowd, what did they do after the election? Oh, after the election they said, ``Oh, by the way,''--the previous administration--``Oh, by the way, the deficit is going to be $50 billion a year bigger every year than we told you. But go ahead and do everything you said you were going to do before. Sorry we didn't tell you that.'' Audience members. You broke your promise!
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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