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Debbie Stabenow: “I was proud in 1997 to cast a vote with many of my colleagues to balance the budget for the first time in 30 years under…”

On the recordJanuary 6, 2011
I was proud in 1997 to cast a vote with many of my colleagues to balance the budget for the first time in 30 years under President Clinton and very dismayed that we are right back in a worse position now and we will dig our way out of it again.
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Debbie Stabenow
Democratic · Michigan

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Stabenow reflects on past budget balancing efforts and current deficit challenges.

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