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Harry Reid: “I ask the Democratic leader, is it not true that last year was the fourth year in a row in which we had a declining…”

On the recordApril 7, 1997
I ask the Democratic leader, is it not true that last year was the fourth year in a row in which we had a declining deficit, and the first time in a row since before the Civil War?
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the trend of declining deficits during a floor debate.

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