Question 1 • EAP-Virginia and US History B CR
The federal budget deficit and national debt grew substantially during the 1980s, putting pressure on President George H. W. Bush to help reduce the deficit. In 1990, he agreed to a budget deal that included tax increases, breaking his “no new taxes” pledge. The cause was the rising U.S. debt, not environmental disasters or ADA-related repairs.
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