Harry Reid said "I have said publicly and, of course, privately that I think the Senator from North Dakota really has a grasp on numbers. The Senator is aware, is he not, that about a year ago at this time, it was approximately a $4.7 trillion surplus over 10 years? The Senator would agree now that that basically is gone; is not that right?" @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJune 11, 2002

I have said publicly and, of course, privately that I think the Senator from North Dakota really has a grasp on numbers. The Senator is aware, is he not, that about a year ago at this time, it was approximately a $4.7 trillion surplus over 10 years? The Senator would agree now that that basically is gone; is not that right?

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Harry Reid

Democratic · Nevada

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the change in projected budget surplus during a Senate debate.

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