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What would it take to balance the federal budget?

by Kai Ryssdal and Sarah Leeson

Feb 8, 2023

You need the courage to make cuts, the wisdom to negotiate and luck, says Linda Bilmes, who worked in the Clinton administration.

In the last half-century, only two presidents have balanced the federal budget: Lyndon Johnson and Bill Clinton, above with Vice President Al Gore.

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