Yes, Wikipedia claims it, but the actual record - which I linked to - shows it to not be the case. The actual debt record at the US Treasury - what I linked - shows the national debt increasing every single year.
As far as the CBO goes, remember they told us that Obamacare would save $1.6 trillion in deficits over the next 10 years!
The actual debt record is unequivocal and maintained to the penny - and every year under President Clinton it increased, as it has done since President Eisenhower.
Please post those links, so the Freepers can look at them too...thanks
Comparing all three: Revenue - Spending = Surplus/-Deficit
Year____Revenue____Spending___Deficit__%_Change_from_prior_deficit
1990____1,032.0____1,253.1____-221.1
1991____1,055.0____1,324.3____-269.3____21.8%
1992____1,091.2____1,381.7____-290.5____7.9%
1993____1,154.3____1,409.5____-255.2____-12.2%
1994____1,258.6____1,461.9____-203.3____-20.3%
1995____1,351.8____1,515.9____-164.1____-19.3%
1996____1,453.1____1,560.6____-107.5____-34.5%
1997____1,579.2____1,601.3____-22.1____-79.4%
1998____1,721.7____1,652.7____69.0____-412.2%
1999____1,827.5____1,702.0____125.5____81.9%
2000____2,025.2____1,789.2____236.0____88.0%
2001____1,991.1____1,863.2____127.9____-45.8%
2002____1,853.1____2,011.2____-158.1__-223.6%
2003____1,782.3____2,160.1____-377.8__139.0%
2004____1,880.1____2,293.0____-412.9____9.3%
2005____2,153.6____2,472.2____-318.6____-22.8%
2006____2,406.9____2,655.4____-248.5____-22.0%
2007____2,568.0____2,728.9____-160.9____-35.3%
2008____2,524.0____2,982.5____-458.5____185.0%
2009____2,105.0____3,517.7____-1,412.7___208.1%
2010____2,162.7____3,456.2____-1,293.5___-8.4%
2011____2,173.7____3,818.8____-1,645.1___27.2%
Revenue Increases
1990____1,032.0
1991____1,055.0____2.2%
1992____1,091.2____3.4%
1993____1,154.3____5.8%
1994____1,258.6____9.0%
1995____1,351.8____7.4%
1996____1,453.1____7.5%
1997____1,579.2____8.7%
1998____1,721.7____9.0%
1999____1,827.5____6.1%
2000____2,025.2____10.8%
2001____1,991.1____-1.7%
2002____1,853.1____-6.9%
2003____1,782.3____-3.8%
2004____1,880.1____5.5%
2005____2,153.6____14.5%
2006____2,406.9____11.8%
2007____2,568.0____6.7%
2008____2,524.0____-1.7%
2009____2,105.0____-16.6%
2010____2,162.7____2.7%
2011____2,173.7____0.5%
2012____2,627.5____20.9%
Spending Increases
1990____1,253.1
1991____1,324.3____5.7%
1992____1,381.7____4.3%
1993____1,409.5____2.0%
1994____1,461.9____3.7%
1995____1,515.9____3.7%
1996____1,560.6____2.9%
1997____1,601.3____2.6%
1998____1,652.7____3.2%
1999____1,702.0____3.0%
2000____1,789.2____5.1%
2001____1,863.2____4.1%
2002____2,011.2____7.9%
2003____2,160.1____7.4%
2004____2,293.0____6.2%
2005____2,472.2____7.8%
2006____2,655.4____7.4%
2007____2,728.9____2.8%
2008____2,982.5____9.3%
2009____3,517.7____17.9%
2010____3,456.2____-1.7%
2011____3,818.8____10.5%
2012____3,728.7____-2.4%