Harry Truman actually said...

This surplus is one of the most important factors in combating inflation, and an essential element of prudent fiscal management.

The President's News Conference on the Budget

01/09/1948

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I voted for it every time it came up, when I was in the Senate.

They have not.

I made that comment yesterday, which was published in all the papers of the United States.

I don't think there's any chance of my going.