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On the recordJuly 29, 1999
The surplus belongs to the American people. They are the ones who have paid for it. They are the ones who worked for it.
Said by
Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing that the budget surplus is owed to the American people.

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