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Don Nickles: “You just placed the President's budget for this year on top. Am I correct in saying that last year the deficit was $107…”

On the recordMarch 4, 1997
You just placed the President's budget for this year on top. Am I correct in saying that last year the deficit was $107 billion, forecasted for 1997 to be $116 billion, and then in 1998, under the President's budget--this is by the Congressional Budget Office----
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Don Nickles
Oklahoma

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Discussing the President's budget and projected deficits during a floor speech.

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