I do not know if you caught the new numbers now being talked about out here in Washington. We are looking at a $23 billion deficit, the lowest deficit since the early 1970s. As a percent of GDP, it is the lowest deficit we have had since the very early 1970s.
Discussing the current budget deficit during a speech.
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