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Chris Van Hollen: That's right. A few years ago during the Clinton administration when they took a balanced approach to deficit reduction…

On the recordJuly 19, 2011
That's right. A few years ago during the Clinton administration when they took a balanced approach to deficit reduction, we did run surpluses. With that, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlelady from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland
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Jul 19, 2011

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