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Gerald Ford: “Will the gentleman put up the chart that was up earlier showing Clintonomics versus the last chart and agree that…”

On the recordMarch 20, 2003
Will the gentleman put up the chart that was up earlier showing Clintonomics versus the last chart and agree that perhaps spending grew in those years because revenue for the government grew as well, and perhaps that President and this Congress, Democrats and Republicans, did a darn good job of helping the economy to grow. Can the gentleman concede that point?
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Discussing economic growth and government spending during the Clinton administration.

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