Barack Obama: “We will be trimming the deficit by a total of at least $2.2 trillion…”

On the recordNovember 20, 2011

We will be trimming the deficit by a total of at least $2.2 trillion over the next 10 years.

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Remarks on the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction

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Barack Obama: “We will be trimming the deficit by a total of at least $2.2 trillion over the next 10 years.”