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Bill Clinton: “The day I took office, the deficit was $290 billion; today, even before the budget agreement, it had been reduced by 80…”

On the recordJuly 31, 1997
The day I took office, the deficit was $290 billion; today, even before the budget agreement, it had been reduced by 80 percent.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks on Balanced Budget Legislation and an Exchange With Reporters

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