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Lloyd Doggett: “When we concluded the Clinton Administration, we had a surplus for the first time in recent memory, and a huge tax cut.”

On the recordJanuary 21, 2013
When we concluded the Clinton Administration, we had a surplus for the first time in recent memory, and a huge tax cut.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

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Doggett reflects on the budget surplus during the Clinton Administration and the impact of tax cuts.

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