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On the recordMarch 26, 2019
we are now, for the first time in an economic expansion, seeing a dramatic increase in the budget deficit approaching $1 trillion this year.
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Brendan Boyle
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Boyle points out the rising budget deficit amid economic growth.

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