Richard Blumenthal: “When Bill Clinton left office, there was no national debt.”

“He said, you know, we need to have some flexibility here. And I said, Senator Reid, I really think we need to get the national debt under control. And When Bill Clinton left office, there was no national debt. And I think President Obama, he was the president at the time, can do the same. And sure enough, President Obama talked about reducing the national debt.” (34:04–34:08)

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