On the recordSeptember 25, 1992
With that kind of a national debt-$4 trillion now and heading for $6 trillion in a couple years, or three, talking about tax cuts? That is unrealistic. There has to be some pain.
Robert C. Byrd: “With that kind of a national debt-$4 trillion now and heading for $6 trillion in a couple years, or three, talking about…”
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Calling for a candid deficit plan with spending cuts and revenue increases.
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