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Patrick Leahy: “We were told that budget surpluses would continue on for as far as the eye could see--and instead we have gone from a…”

On the recordMarch 2, 2004
We were told that budget surpluses would continue on for as far as the eye could see--and instead we have gone from a record $239 billion surplus under President Clinton to a record $521 billion deficit under President Bush.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont
Source
congress.gov
Mar 2, 2004

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the shift from budget surpluses to deficits under different administrations.

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