Democrats’ governing motto: So, sue me

Published July 19, 2023 5:42pm ET



President Joe Bidens $1.5 trillion 2023 deficit makes it easy to forget that a generation ago, federal spending was in balance. President Bill Clinton’s final four budgets, from 1998 to 2001, had surpluses.

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