On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
We're going to have this trillion dollar deficit, and it's not my fault.
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “We're going to have this trillion dollar deficit, and it's not my fault.”
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Obama's statement regarding the budget deficit and its implications.
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