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William H. Frist: “Is it not true, though, that even at the worst projected deficit in the very article that the Senator read for 2003, as…”

On the recordJanuary 10, 2003
Is it not true, though, that even at the worst projected deficit in the very article that the Senator read for 2003, as a percentage of GDP, about $10.5 trillion, is less than it would be in 1992?
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William H. Frist
Tennessee

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Discussing projected deficits during a Senate debate.

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