02/06/2000
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"This budget makes a downpayment on that goal."
"I am committed to upholding the pledge I made last year—that we must not drain the surplus until we save Social Security."
"Our economic house is in order and strong."
"It is profoundly important, therefore, that all across America people see this budget not just as a budget that saves Social Security and Medicare."