Listen to this audio of President Bush making his most famous campaign promise, then answer the following question.What caused Bush to break his pledge of “no new taxes”?

During the 1980s, federal budget deficits and the national debt grew substantially. Facing pressure to reduce the deficit, President George H. W. Bush agreed to a 1990 budget deal that included tax increases, breaking his “no new taxes” pledge. The correct choice is “rising US debt during the 1980s.”

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