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Harry Reid: “Is the Senator aware that on February 1, 1998, the senior Senator from New Hampshire said: ``As long as we have a…”

On the recordJanuary 28, 2003
Is the Senator aware that on February 1, 1998, the senior Senator from New Hampshire said: ``As long as we have a Republican Congress we are going to have a balanced budget, and if we can get a Republican President we can start paying down the debt on the Federal Government''? That really has not proven to be true, has it?
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Questioning the effectiveness of Republican fiscal policies during a Senate debate.

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