On the recordJanuary 27, 2015
Instead of having a record-breaking $1.4 trillion deficit, as we did when President Bush left office in January 2009, the Federal deficit has been cut by more than two-thirds.
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Senator Sanders points out the reduction in the federal deficit since Bush's presidency.
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