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Mark Neumann: “Can the gentleman imagine, just go back to the past here for just a second, and let us say that in the past they…”

On the recordJune 24, 1997
Can the gentleman imagine, just go back to the past here for just a second, and let us say that in the past they envisioned a surplus occurring. What does the gentleman suppose the first thought in Washington would have been in the past if a surplus occurred?
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Mark Neumann
Wisconsin

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Discussing historical perspectives on budget surpluses during a debate.

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