Bill Clinton Budget

Bill Clinton lied about balancing the budget. It was Clinton's Republican Congress his last 6 years (1995-2000) that forced a balanced budget. Clinton wanted to spend more and Republicans in Congress wouldn't let him. Then-Speaker of the House Near Gingrich refused to increase spending like Clinton wanted, resulting in the government shutdowns from 1995-96.^[1] Although Democrats viciously mocked Newt Gingrich as a crybaby and blamed Republicans for the shutdowns at the time, they have been happy to disingenuously claim responsibility for the budget balancing that resulted.^[2] Bill Clinton has since dishonestly taken credit for the resulting surplus, a lie that 'Slick Willy' has told for years.^[3]

Sources

↑ Gonyea, D. (2019, January 12). "The Longest Government Shutdown In History, No Longer — How 1995 Changed Everything." NPR.
Schaul, K. & Uhrmacher, K. (2019, January 25). "This Shutdown Was The Longest Ever - By A Lot." Washington Post.
↑ Little, B. (2018, December 12). "How a Petty Snub Led to Clinton's Government Shutdown—and the Lewinsky Affair." History Channel.
↑ Moore, S. (1998, October 8). "No, Bill Clinton Didn't Balance the Budget." CATO Institute.

[1] Gonyea, D. (2019, January 12). "The Longest Government Shutdown In History, No Longer — How 1995 Changed Everything." NPR.
Schaul, K. & Uhrmacher, K. (2019, January 25). "This Shutdown Was The Longest Ever - By A Lot." Washington Post.

[2] Little, B. (2018, December 12). "How a Petty Snub Led to Clinton's Government Shutdown—and the Lewinsky Affair." History Channel.

[3] Moore, S. (1998, October 8). "No, Bill Clinton Didn't Balance the Budget." CATO Institute.

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