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THE CLINTON/GORE ADMINISTRATION LARGEST SURPLUS IN HISTORY ON TRACK, PAYING OFF THE DEBT BY 2012

September 27, 2000

| Today, President Clinton will announce that we:

LARGEST UNIFIED SURPLUS EVER AND THE ONLY ON-BUDGET SURPLUS SINCE MEDICARE WAS ESTABLISHED

--Largest unified surplus as a share of the economy since 1948. The 2000 surplus is projected to be 2.4 percent of GDP - the largest surplus as a share of the economy ("GDP") since 1948.

LARGEST DEBT REDUCTION EVER

REDUCING SPENDING WHILE CUTTING TAXES FOR MIDDLE-INCOME FAMILIES

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