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John Spratt: $5.6 trillion was the estimate of the surplus by his own budget shop, the Office of Management and Budget, $5.6 trillion…

On the recordApril 20, 2004
$5.6 trillion was the estimate of the surplus by his own budget shop, the Office of Management and Budget, $5.6 trillion between 2002 and 2011.
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John Spratt
South Carolina

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Discussing budget surplus estimates during a floor speech.

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