On the recordSeptember 27, 1996
I also ask the Senator from North Dakota, in looking at the chart as I came into the Chamber, it appears to me that the deficit is only one-third of what it was at the height of the Reagan deficits.
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govinfo.govI also ask the Senator from North Dakota, in looking at the chart as I came into the Chamber, it appears to me that the deficit is only one-third of what it was at the height of the Reagan deficits.
Discussing the state of the federal deficit in comparison to past levels during Senate debate.
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