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Chris Van Hollen: the last time we had a balanced budget in this country was when Jack Lew was the head of OMB during the Clinton…

On the recordApril 15, 2013
the last time we had a balanced budget in this country was when Jack Lew was the head of OMB during the Clinton Administration.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Highlighting historical budget balance under Jack Lew's leadership.

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