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On the recordMay 8, 1996
You want to talk about the President. There was a history of a $300 billion deficit when President Clinton took over. It is now $140 billion, down 4 consecutive years--4 consecutive years--after you built it up over almost $5 trillion. You say, we have not done very well? Let us look at the record. You are saying, we had to swallow the poison pill to vote for that.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the reduction of the federal deficit during President Clinton's administration.

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