And number two, they did it in a balanced way, Chuck. It's not just about cutting spending. It's also about reasonable, responsible revenue gathering. And so they did it in a balanced approach. They closed a lot of tax loopholes to increase revenue coming in and they brought spending down correspondingly. I think that's the sensible approach. And what you, what you, you know, you mentioned a couple of Republican politicians and all they ever talk about is cutting spending. (11:39–11:49)
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Asserts that balancing the budget involved closing tax loopholes and reducing spending.
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