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Thomas Daschle: The record is very clear. In those years, we had surpluses for the first time in almost 40 years. We were able to begin…

On the recordMay 13, 2003
The record is very clear. In those years, we had surpluses for the first time in almost 40 years. We were able to begin paying down the debt some $600 billion totally, and if the Senator will recall, there was even debate by those who were concerned we were paying down the debt too quickly.
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Thomas Daschle
South Dakota

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Discussing budget surpluses and debt reduction during a Senate debate.

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