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On the recordJanuary 12, 2014
The U.S. posted a record December budget surplus as higher payroll taxes, payments from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and a declining unemployment rate helped improve the government's finances.
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Ed Perlmutter
Democratic · Colorado

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Highlighting the positive budget surplus and its contributing factors.

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