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Harry Reid: “The Senator does recall in that book where Vice President Cheney, when Paul O'Neill said we should take a look at these…”

On the recordFebruary 11, 2004
The Senator does recall in that book where Vice President Cheney, when Paul O'Neill said we should take a look at these deficits that are building up, and does the Senator recall--this is almost a direct quote--Vice President Cheney interrupting the meeting and saying: President Reagan proved deficits don't matter? Can the Senator from Illinois comment on that statement, ``deficits don't matter''?
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

Editor's note · Context

Discussing Vice President Cheney's comments on deficits during a Senate debate.

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