“Speaker who balanced the federal budget “
You might not want to keep repeating that lie. Newt keeps saying it, but it isn’t true. The facts speak otherwise.
Year Federal Debt Debt Increase +%
1995 $4,973,982,900,709 $281,232,990,696 6.0%
1996 $5,224,810,939,136 $250,828,038,426 5.0%
1997 $5,413,146,011,397 $188,335,072,262 3.6%
1998 $5,526,193,008,898 $113,046,997,500 2.1%
1999 $5,656,270,901,615 $130,077,892,718 2.4%
2000 $5,674,178,209,887 $17,907,308,271 0.3%