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When you’re faced with someone who misrepresents the truth, you can find all the facts you need right here—along with ways to share the message with whoever needs to hear it.

Where the national debt came from

Mitt Romney has made a practice of launching misleading claims about the national debt. Watch National Policy Director James Kvaal lay out how we went from record surpluses under President Clinton to a record deficit under President Bush—and how President Obama plans to cut the deficit by $4 trillion. Take a look, then share the facts with your friends.