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Richard K. Armey: let me just say what the gentleman's charts shows is that the pundits are right, if Governor Bush is President during…

On the recordSeptember 27, 2000
let me just say what the gentleman's charts shows is that the pundits are right, if Governor Bush is President during the worst of time, we might lose the surplus, but it also shows that if Vice President Gore is President during the best of times, he will spend the surplus.
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Richard K. Armey
Texas

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Discussing the potential economic impact of presidential candidates during a debate.

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