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Richard Neal: “When Bill Clinton left on January 19, 2001, we were staring…”

Featuring: Richard Neal, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 1st Congressional District

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2025 Government Affairs Forum: Congressman Richard Neal

Published | Video Starts at 47:17

And you can fill in, yeah, you can fill in what b you want to sort of. Let me give you a tutorial on. This because. It'S going to be based upon facts. So When Bill Clinton left on January 19, 2001, we were staring at enormous surpluses and four balanced budgets. two massive tax cuts in 201 and 203 trillion. Three in 201, another trillion in 203. War in Iraq, war in Afghanistan, and the collapse of Wall street in 208. (47:17–47:26)

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Asserts that when Bill Clinton left office, there were large surpluses and four balanced budgets.

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