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Kent Conrad: “The Senator may recall that Mr. Anderson put up a chart and the chart showed that in the fifth year of this 10-year…”

On the recordFebruary 7, 2001
The Senator may recall that Mr. Anderson put up a chart and the chart showed that in the fifth year of this 10-year forecast, based on the previous variances in their projections, we could have a budget that was anywhere from a $50 billion deficit to more than a $1 trillion surplus.
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Kent Conrad
Democratic · North Dakota

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Discussing budget projections during a Senate debate.

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